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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Thorgest tries to steal from Eric the Red?
(a) Eric the Red has to give in and let Thorgest take his property.
(b) Eric the Red removes his property, and in the ensuing chase, two of Thorgest's sons are killed.
(c) Eric the Red decides to steal from Thorgest in return, on his way into exile.
(d) Eric the Red tries to remove his property, but Eric the Red's two sons are killed in the melee.

2. What kind of woman is Freydis?
(a) Foolish.
(b) Submissive.
(c) Dedicated.
(d) Fierce.

3. What adjective does Williams use to describe Champlain?
(a) Opportunist.
(b) Loving.
(c) Primitive.
(d) Delightful.

4. What does the following sentence mean? "Rather the ice than their way: to take what is mine by single strength, theirs by the crookedness of their law."
(a) Eric the Red considers his unjust exile to be more honorable than staying in Iceland.
(b) Eric the Red prefers places that are cold and icy.
(c) Eric the Red has chosen to leave Iceland of his own accord.
(d) Eric the Red feels remorseful about the murder he committed and willingly accepts punishment.

5. Why does Williams criticize historian A. C. Adams at the beginning of "The May-Pole at Merry Mount"?
(a) For a lack of accuracy.
(b) For a lack of scale.
(c) For a lack of common sense.
(d) For a lack of detail.

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

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

8. What does Queen Elizabeth force Raleigh to do when she calls him back from the fleet's attack on Spain?
(a) Become a diplomat.
(b) Marry one of her maids.
(c) Join the crew of a ship heading to the Americas.
(d) Travel to Africa.

9. What is Williams trying to tell the reader about Columbus when he quotes details about how harrowing the storms at sea during Columbus' voyages were?
(a) Columbus' good judgment.
(b) Columbus' literary skill.
(c) Columbus' foolhardiness.
(d) Columbus' courage.

10. Which of the following is one of the goals, listed by Cotton Mather, that the Puritans have in mind when they found their colonies?
(a) They want to be sure that every person in the community went to church every Sunday.
(b) They want to be certain that every person in the community had enough to eat and drink.
(c) They want to know that every child, rich or poor, in the community would be able to read the Bible.
(d) They want a man to be able to spend seven years in the community and be able to say that he had not heard one oath sworn.

11. What does the narrator say that Queen Elizabeth did not trust Raleigh enough to let him do?
(a) Go on voyages of exploration.
(b) Serve on great councils.
(c) Serve in the army.
(d) Marry one of her maids.

12. What kind of literature does Gregory say is forced to answer the question of whether or not it is sincere?
(a) Classical literature.
(b) English literature.
(c) Modern literature.
(d) American literature.

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

14. How does the narrator describe the coastline of North America?
(a) As a wilderness full of savages.
(b) As a land rich in mineral resources.
(c) As a land of plenty.
(d) As a swamp-infested hell.

15. What happens when Raleigh returns to England after his son's death?
(a) He is beheaded.
(b) He is knighted.
(c) He is stripped of his knighthood.
(d) He is sent away on another voyage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the outcome of Freydis' actions?

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

3. What does Cotton Mather say is the cause of the degeneracy of the New England community?

4. What title does the narrator give Raleigh?

5. What do bows and arrows, corn meal, and belief in a second life all have in common, according to the narrator of "Sir Walter Raleigh"?

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