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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. 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 chiefs come to talk to Champlain about the location for his city.
(c) Four newspapers print the map of Champlain's route.
(d) Four conspirators are captured planning to assassinate Champlain.

2. How does De Soto keep his men alive when the maize crop fails?
(a) He gives each man 1/2 pound of pork daily.
(b) He writes to Spain for help.
(c) He sends the men out to hunt and fish.
(d) He rations corn.

3. What does the narrator say about the Puritan soul?
(a) It is rich and nourishing.
(b) It is kind and warmhearted.
(c) It is small and empty.
(d) It is large and generous.

4. Where do De Soto and his men retreat to after the Indians burn their camp?
(a) Cutifachiqui.
(b) Anhaica Apalachi.
(c) Mabilla.
(d) Chicacilla.

5. How does the narrator describe the descendants of the Puritans?
(a) As profane and lusty seamen.
(b) As malfeasant ghosts.
(c) As beloved friends.
(d) As a "race incapable of flower."

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Ponce de Leon and his men travel north?

2. What is the outcome of Freydis' actions?

3. What happens to the girl Ponce de Leon gives a gold crucifix to?

4. What does Queen Elizabeth force Raleigh to do when she calls him back from the fleet's attack on Spain?

5. Who did Ponce de Leon's pilot previously work for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Gregory think that history is important?

3. What proof does Cotton Mather offer to show that witches can make themselves invisible?

4. What did William Carlos Williams think was most admirable about the Puritans?

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

6. What were some of the dangers faced by sailors on ships during a battle at sea?

7. Why did De Soto's men try to keep the Indians from finding out about his death?

8. How does the cacique of Quigaltam react when De Soto tells him that De Soto is the "child of the sun" and must be obeyed and offered tribute?

9. 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?

10. How does Williams think the rest of the world reacts when the United States sends aid overseas?

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