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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Their homes were built on ________________ and consisted of platforms and roofs.
(a) Bricks.
(b) Boats.
(c) Straw mats.
(d) Poles or pilings.

2. A young nobleman named ________________ was rescued by an Indian maiden and lived among the Indians.
(a) Juan Ortiz.
(b) Afonso IV.
(c) Manuel Pessanha.
(d) Prester John.

3. A group led by Captain James Moore moved from ________________ to the Everglades, taking Indians captive for the slave trade.
(a) Carolina.
(b) Virginia.
(c) New York.
(d) Indiana.

4. By ___________, the government was told that Disston would not be able to drain all of the Everglades.
(a) 1892.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1912.

5. After the explorers reached Mexico and its riches, only ________________ was interested in Florida.
(a) Vadino Vivaldi.
(b) Juan Ponce de Leon.
(c) Giovanni de Plano Carpini.
(d) Marco Polo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did most European immigrants go further west?

2. How many days does it usually rain in a row?

3. In ___________, the murder of three men caused fears of another Indian uprising.

4. What had happened to the person Menendez was looking for?

5. The priests would have been killed by the Indians if who hadn't stopped them?

(see the answer key)

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