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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Virtue of History Aaron Burr.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What title does the narrator give Raleigh?
(a) The Sword of the Queen.
(b) The Hand of the Queen.
(c) The Breath of the Queen.
(d) The Heart of the Queen.

2. Who is Thomas Morton?
(a) A soldier.
(b) A writer.
(c) A colonist.
(d) A historian.

3. Why does Cortez finally burn the city?
(a) To demoralize the Aztecs so that they would stop resisting him so fiercely.
(b) To kill the inhabitants of the city who were trapped inside.
(c) To give glory to the Christian God by destroying temples full of idols.
(d) To destroy a place which would have given refuge to the forces that were opposing him.

4. What happens to Columbus on his return from his second voyage?
(a) He is refused permission to land in Spain even though there was a terrible storm.
(b) He is forced to turn back and sail to the New World again.
(c) He has to travel many miles out of his way because of a storm.
(d) He is forced to leave and sail to England instead.

5. Who did Ponce de Leon's pilot previously work for?
(a) Ponce de Leon's brother.
(b) Montezuma.
(c) Columbus and Cortez.
(d) The King and Queen of Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Raleigh returns to England after his son's death?

2. Where does De Soto begin his journey into the North American mainland?

3. What does Jacataqua ask Aaron Burr to do?

4. Why does Williams feel that women especially appreciated Burr?

5. What does Williams think was the motive of the person who told Ponce de Leon there was a fountain of youth?

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