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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On the East coast, they boiled the flesh from the bones, tied the bones together and added them to what?
(a) The sea.
(b) The bones of the older generation.
(c) A coffin.
(d) A stew.

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

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

5. Many of the ships were wrecked. Why?
(a) Tornadoes.
(b) Pirates.
(c) Monsoons.
(d) Hurricanes.

6. The French were eventually chased out by _________________________ who eventually came to control Florida.
(a) Menendez de López.
(b) Menendez de Ramírez.
(c) Menendez de Aviles.
(d) Menendez de García.

7. Some of the Indians were sold into slavery by whom?
(a) The Portuguese.
(b) The Dutch.
(c) The British.
(d) The French.

8. The _________ settled along the East coast.
(a) Calusa.
(b) Tekesta.
(c) Jeaga.
(d) Mayaimi.

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

10. What happens when the rain stops?
(a) A short hot summer.
(b) A long cold winter.
(c) A long hot summer.
(d) A short cold winter.

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

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

13. 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) 1200s.
(c) 1400s.
(d) 1100s.

14. The ________________ lived along the mountains between the Gulf and the Atlantic.
(a) Talasis.
(b) Creeks.
(c) Seminoles.
(d) Mikasukis.

15. The maps they made contained many errors. Why?
(a) They did not have the precision instruments required to correctly determine latitude and longitude.
(b) They were very careless.
(c) They were not very intelligent.
(d) They did not find maps to be of much importance.

Short Answer Questions

1. There are rivers and other small creeks that flow into what lake?

2. During Ponce de Leon's ____________ voyage, he reached what he thought was an island that he named La Florida.

3. When does another rainy season begin?

4. How are these rivers and creeks formed?

5. There was talk of legendary islands west of what country?

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