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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Florida, Menendez asked Carlos if he was prepared to do what?
(a) Leave Florida.
(b) Marry.
(c) Die.
(d) Become a Christian.

2. The Indians would be subdued if they refused to do what?
(a) Become Christians and submit to the Spanish king.
(b) Fight against the Spanish.
(c) Move farther south.
(d) Move farther west.

3. The rains begin in ________________.
(a) May or June.
(b) June or July.
(c) April or May.
(d) March or April.

4. During Ponce de Leon's ____________ voyage, he reached what he thought was an island that he named La Florida.
(a) 1523.
(b) 1503.
(c) 1513.
(d) 1533.

5. The ______________ moved into Florida around 1750.
(a) Mikasukis.
(b) Seminoles.
(c) Creeks.
(d) Talasis.

6. How long does the rain last?
(a) For three or four hours.
(b) For two or three hours.
(c) For an hour or two.
(d) For four or five hours.

7. Menendez returned once more to Florida, this time with ___________ Jesuits.
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

8. The ___________ tribe settled in the area around Tallahassee.
(a) Talasis.
(b) Seminoles.
(c) Creeks.
(d) Mikasukis.

9. How many days does it usually rain in a row?
(a) Every other day.
(b) Once per week.
(c) Once every other week.
(d) Every day.

10. He reached ____________ and felt that his final destination was just beyond.
(a) Florida.
(b) Bermuda.
(c) The Bahamas.
(d) Bimini.

11. In ___________, America purchased Florida from the Spanish.
(a) 1818.
(b) 1808.
(c) 1828.
(d) 1798.

12. There was an Indian __________ business and many smugglers.
(a) Slave.
(b) Bride.
(c) Education.
(d) Indentured servent.

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

14. Who was killed trying to settle Florida?
(a) De Plano Carpini.
(b) Vivaldi.
(c) De Leon.
(d) Polo.

15. The Indians were descended from ________________.
(a) Indians.
(b) Russians.
(c) Mongolians.
(d) Africans.

Short Answer Questions

1. The ______________ found a group of shipwrecked Spanish on the beach.

2. Maps drawn in the early ______________ suggested the existence of Cuba, Jamaica, the Bahamas, and Florida, but they were wrong in their estimated distances.

3. The Indians who settled in Florida came from west of the Mississippi and spoke what language?

4. Menendez renamed the woman Dona ______________.

5. How are these rivers and creeks formed?

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