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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the beginning of the Introduction, Horace Gregory quotes William Carlos Williams as saying "History, history! We fools, what do we know or care?" What does Gregory think Williams means by this?
(a) History matters only to fools.
(b) It is dangerous to get involved in history.
(c) History is full of lies.
(d) Most Americans know little of history.

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?
(a) Four of Champlain's men become sick and cannot work.
(b) Four conspirators are captured planning to assassinate Champlain.
(c) Four chiefs come to talk to Champlain about the location for his city.
(d) Four newspapers print the map of Champlain's route.

4. Who is Thomas Morton?
(a) A historian.
(b) A colonist.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A writer.

5. Why is Ponce de Leon free to go exploring in Florida?
(a) He is not free to go, but goes anyway.
(b) He has been relieved of his job as Governor.
(c) He has already accomplished all that he came for.
(d) He is independently wealthy and can do as he pleases.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of woman is Freydis?

2. Why does Queen Elizabeth call Raleigh back when he goes with the fleet to attack Spain?

3. Who does the narrator say that the Puritans went on to persecute later?

4. What is the outcome of Freydis' actions?

5. What does the narrator admire about the Pilgrims?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Eric the Red exiled from Iceland?

2. How did Cortez feel about burning Tenochtitlan?

3. What does Williams think about Lincoln's assassin?

4. What kind of person does Williams say that Daniel Boone is?

5. What makes Houston a good example of someone who "came up from under"?

6. In his letter to Benjamin Franklin, why does John Paul Jones keep bringing up the conduct of Captain Landais?

7. What was Aaron Burr like, according to Williams?

8. Why does Williams describe the New World as a white flower that was to turn into a poisoned apple?

9. How did Freydis trick her husband? What happened as a result?

10. Gregory says that In the American Grain is not a historical textbook or book of essays. What is it?

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