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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the intended destination?

2. It was believed that the Americans were a small and ____ people.

3. According to island law, a person must wait at least ____ month(s) between the first interview and marriage.

4. Which of the following was manifested in the writings?

5. In the beginning of the work, sailors departed from which country?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the sailors offer in return for lodgings, food, and medical care? What was the response received by the person in charge?

2. What did Atlantis, Peru and Mexico have in common at that time? What alternate names are used for these countries?

3. What incident most likely caused Atlantic to be destroyed?

4. What is said about Atlantis at this point?

5. Discuss the landing at Bensalem.

6. What was the governor's explanation to the sailor's question?

7. What was the governor's advice regarding the sailors' thoughts of America?

8. What was the first thing asked of the governor?

9. Why was the governor grateful and amused by the sailor's question?

10. What happened the next day when the governor visited again?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bacon has a great deal to say about nature. Nature offers clues to man as to how things work in a logical sense. Should nature be trusted over ideas and/or reason? Explain. What types of clues can man receive from nature? Why does Bacon say that man is nature's servant? Do you believe that man is subject to nature's causes, actions and whims? Explain and give examples of each.

Essay Topic 2

Navigation is referred to in several ways throughout the text. The Governor of Bensalem said it was harder to navigate because the earth was growing larger. What does this mean? Did the governor think that the earth was getting bigger, or that it was harder to navigate because more places were being explored and inhabited? How did the sailors react to the comment? What forms of navigation were used at that time? How has navigation changed since 1612?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss in detail the rules and regulations on Bensalem regarding immigrants, guests, and travelers. Which are laws and which are customs? What was the collective reaction of the sailors when they learned of these ways? Why did the one man refuse to be paid for lodging, food, and other goods? How did the state raise so much money? What can be learned from the way Bensalem was operated?

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