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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. 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 idols.
(d) He thinks that they are other gods.

2. How does the death of Juan Ortiz affect De Soto?
(a) It leaves him without a single soldier who knows the way back.
(b) It leaves him without a doctor.
(c) It leaves him without a translator.
(d) It makes him feel lonely and wish he had a friend.

3. What causes the Puritan elders to finally get fed up with Thomas Morton?
(a) He plans a big party with music and liquor.
(b) He decides to marry an Indian woman.
(c) He begins to trade guns with the Indians.
(d) He starts a revolt against the authorities.

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

5. Who does the narrator address "Sir Walter Raleigh" to?
(a) Queen Elizabeth.
(b) The reader.
(c) Sir Walter Raleigh.
(d) The Muse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which chapter does Gregory say is in some ways the product of the era in which it was written?

2. What does Columbus do when he thinks the ship might capsize?

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 author does Gregory say is never accused of being insincere?

5. What is the overall tone of Williams' remarks about the Puritans?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Gregory not fully appreciate the chapter on Cotton Mather?

2. What was Montezuma's life like in the capital?

3. How did enslaved Africans react to the Christian religion, according to Williams?

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

5. Why does Benjamin Franklin say that manufacturing is not a viable activity in the American economy?

6. How do Columbus' voyages east, returning to Spain, differ from his voyages west, heading to the New World?

7. How does Williams explain the fact that Aaron Burr was never made ambassador to France, even though he was recommended three times for the appointment, and that he was never made Brigadier General, even though he was ready for the post?

8. What are De Soto's relations with the Indians like?

9. What were the markets like in Tenochtitlan?

10. What does Williams say is the reason Americans focus on science and inventions?

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