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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Champlain advocates on behalf of building a colony, what is the one personal favor he asks of the King of France?
(a) A grant of supplies and men.
(b) A gift of firearms for defense and for trade.
(c) A priest and doctor who could live in the colony.
(d) A monopoly of the fur trade for three years.

2. Why do Ponce de Leon and his men travel north?
(a) To find new land for Spain.
(b) To find food and water.
(c) To find gold.
(d) To find the fountain of youth.

3. What happens to Thomas Morton as a result of the Maypole celebration?
(a) He is shot in a fight.
(b) He is given an award by the colonists.
(c) He is arrested and sent back to England.
(d) He is kidnapped by the Indians.

4. What incident "greatly annoys" Champlain and delays the construction of Quebec?
(a) A disagreement among the settlers about where to locate the city.
(b) A fur trade dispute with a Basque ship.
(c) A very severe series of thunderstorms.
(d) A battle with the Indians.

5. What happens to Columbus when he finally makes it back to Spain?
(a) He is accused of making a deal with the King of Portugal.
(b) He loses his religious faith and decides to leave the Church.
(c) Storms make it impossible to set sail again for several months.
(d) The King and Queen refuse to finance any future trips to the New World.

6. Does Columbus profit from his trips to the New World?
(a) No, he is left financially ruined and impoverished.
(b) Yes, he is rewarded with all the gold he could ever want.
(c) Yes, he is able to sell many things that he took from the islands.
(d) No, but at least the voyages do not harm him financially.

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

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

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

10. Who is "beautiful as a cane box"?
(a) The female narrator.
(b) The male narrator.
(c) De Soto.
(d) The Tuscaloosa.

11. What is the moral of the story about the rough sailor who falls sick, dies, and is thrown overboard?
(a) What happens to the body is not important.
(b) The sea can hide any secret.
(c) God smites those who use profanity.
(d) Good hygiene was the key to survival on ships.

12. Why do the Aztecs have two aqueducts?
(a) So that enough water can be provided for the needs of the emperor and his entourage.
(b) So that one can supply one half of the city, and the other can supply the other half.
(c) So that one can be used to carry water out, and the other to carry water in.
(d) So that one can be used while the other is being cleaned.

13. What happens when Thorgest tries to steal from Eric the Red?
(a) Eric the Red tries to remove his property, but Eric the Red's two sons are killed in the melee.
(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 has to give in and let Thorgest take his property.

14. How does Williams suggest that Ponce de Leon feels when he hears about Cortez and the wealth of Montezuma?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Happy.
(c) Restless.
(d) Angry.

15. What prevents Raleigh from going to the Virginia colonies?
(a) The death of the queen.
(b) His own death.
(c) The death of his wife.
(d) The death of his son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Columbus think of the New World when he reaches it?

2. What does the narrator admire about the Pilgrims?

3. Which of the following statements shows that Eric the Red has accepted his fate?

4. Who or what is Mabilla?

5. Why are the Puritans important, according to the narrator?

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