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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 do many of the Indians react when the Spanish begin to enslave them?
(a) They fight back so fiercely that it is impossible to enslave any of them.
(b) They willingly accept enslavement in order not to be murdered.
(c) They go into the forest and hang themselves from the trees.
(d) They try to negotiate for peace but cannot overcome the language barrier.

2. How does Montezuma try to get Cortez to stay on the coast and not enter the interior?
(a) He sends a threatening letter.
(b) He sends poisoned food.
(c) He sends troops to attack.
(d) He sends gifts to Cortez.

3. What famous ship does Williams say that a slave ship is the counterpart to?
(a) The Serapis.
(b) The Mayflower.
(c) The Santa Maria.
(d) The Bon Homme Richard.

4. What does Cotton Mather think about the gods of the Indian nations?
(a) He thinks that they are idols.
(b) He thinks that they are imaginary.
(c) He thinks that they are other gods.
(d) He thinks that they are devils.

5. What does Williams admire about Poe's choice of words?
(a) Poe's words are not associated with anything else but thoughts and ideas.
(b) Poe's words can be recognized out of context because they are so original.
(c) Poe's words carry shades of other meanings that come from their usage elsewhere.
(d) Poe's words are beautiful to listen to if you read them out loud.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time does Samuel de Champlain spend in North America before he is permitted to establish a French colony?

2. What event has distracted historians from telling the whole story about Burr?

3. Who does Cotton Mather say that New England belonged to before the New Englanders lived there?

4. Who or what is Mabilla?

5. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the Pilgrims' eagerness to share their beliefs?

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