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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Cotton Mather say that New England belonged to before the New Englanders lived there?
(a) The Indians.
(b) The Devil.
(c) The French.
(d) The Spanish.

2. What is Columbus' point when he makes the following statement: "I was twenty-eight years old when I came into your Highnesses' service, and now I have not a hair upon me that is not gray; my body is infirm..."
(a) He has been a dedicated servant of the King and Queen for his entire life.
(b) He is worried about who will take on his work after he dies.
(c) He is sorry to see that the best years of his life are behind him.
(d) He feels that he should be allowed to see a doctor.

3. What part of Poe's reputation does Williams say is undeserved?
(a) His reputation for the strange and macabre.
(b) His reputation for eccentricity.
(c) His reputation for poetic braggadocio.
(d) His reputation for criticizing other writers.

4. What state does Houston become Governor of, and later serve as a U.S. Senator from?
(a) Nevada.
(b) Texas.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) Arizona.

5. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the Pilgrims' eagerness to share their beliefs?
(a) Hard-working.
(b) Dreadful.
(c) Fierce.
(d) Bold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What explanation does the narrator give for the Puritans' lack of imagination?

2. What pet is Ponce de Leon especially attached to?

3. How does Poe respond to Lowell's criticism of him in verse?

4. What happens when the Greenlanders fight with the people they meet in the New World?

5. Why does the narrator admire Pere Rasles?

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