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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Ponce de Leon and his men first land among the Caribs?
(a) They slaughter the Caribs, leaving none alive.
(b) The Caribs kidnap their women and shoot their dog.
(c) They make peace with the Caribs and do not have to fight.
(d) The Caribs welcome them with open arms and a big feast.

2. Who does Columbus write to while he is on his return voyage?
(a) Friends who were left behind in the New World.
(b) His wife.
(c) The King and Queen of Spain.
(d) His family members in Europe.

3. What does Williams think was the motive of the person who told Ponce de Leon there was a fountain of youth?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Love.
(c) Storytelling.
(d) A desire to help.

4. What happens to Pere Rasles?
(a) He dies peacefully of old age.
(b) He is assassinated by the English.
(c) He is killed by enemies of the Abnaki.
(d) He is killed by the Abnaki.

5. Who does Gregory say is depicted more boldly by Williams than by any other writer?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Aaron Burr.
(c) Cotton Mather.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does John Paul Jones write to Benjamin Franklin in "Battle Between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis"?

2. What does the narrator's interlocutor, Valyry Larbaud, admire about the Puritans?

3. After Champlain picks out the site for the city and the men start working, what new complication arises to delay the progress of the building?

4. What does Cortez think when he enters the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan?

5. What does Houston do after he resigns as Governor of Tennessee?

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