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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters VII and IX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was given the right to explore Florida and to conquer the people from Florida to northern Mexico?
(a) Zheng He.
(b) Afanasy Nikitin.
(c) Ma Huan.
(d) Panfilo de Narvaez.

2. In Chapter 5, the explorations continue where?
(a) In North America and Mexico.
(b) In Central America and Mexico.
(c) In North and South America.
(d) In South American and Central America.

3. The rains usually end by the end of _________.
(a) March.
(b) June.
(c) May.
(d) April.

4. Maps drawn in the early ______________ suggested the existence of Cuba, Jamaica, the Bahamas, and Florida, but they were wrong in their estimated distances.
(a) 1300s.
(b) 1100s.
(c) 1400s.
(d) 1200s.

5. Rock lies below the water of Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades. The rock is ________________ and is usually not exposed unless there is a drought.
(a) Igneous.
(b) Limestone.
(c) Granite.
(d) Marble.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the rain last?

2. A thirteen-year-old boy named Escalante de Fonteneda remained with the Indians for how many years?

3. The maps they made contained many errors. Why?

4. There are usually ________________ in late September and October.

5. He set out with a fleet of ___________ ships and took possession of the territory.

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