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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Edgar Allen Poe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Captain Landais' insubordination to John Paul Jones begin?
(a) He accuses Jones of losing the barge by taking unnecessary chances with the boats.
(b) He accuses Jones of treason.
(c) He accuses Jones of failing to pursue the enemy as vigorously as possible.
(d) He accuses Jones of not taking into consideration the needs of the men on board.

2. According to the narrator, what was Boone's emotional state when he lived alone in the wilderness for three months?
(a) Worry.
(b) Ecstasy.
(c) Fear.
(d) Exhilaration.

3. What does Houston do after he resigns as Governor of Tennessee?
(a) He joins the Indians who had been relocated to Arkansas.
(b) He goes West to explore.
(c) He settled down on a homestead and built a house.
(d) He decides to go back to school.

4. What does Poe call Longfellow?
(a) A thief.
(b) A shyster.
(c) An ignoramus.
(d) A plagiarist.

5. How does Ponce de Leon die?
(a) He is killed by an Indian arrow.
(b) He is killed by his own men in a mutiny.
(c) He dies of disease.
(d) He dies of old age.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the narrator for the second half of "Poor Richard"?

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

3. Who is Thomas Morton?

4. Why do the Puritans disapprove of Thomas Morton?

5. What incident "greatly annoys" Champlain and delays the construction of Quebec?

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