12 Questions
Christopher Columbus sailed on three ships named Nina, Pinto, and Santa Maria.
False
The Genoese sailor Christopher Columbus was sponsored by the Portuguese Crown during his voyage in 1492.
False
Christopher Columbus thought he had reached India when he landed in the Americas.
True
The objective of the 'American Literature' course is to introduce literature produced in America from pre-Columbian times until World War I.
False
The native inhabitants of the Americas were called 'Red Indians' by Christopher Columbus.
True
One of the literary forms covered in the 'American Literature' course is theater plays.
False
Columbus believed the native people were an inferior race based on their nakedness.
True
Columbus expressed a desire to preserve the native cultures and ways of life.
False
The native inhabitants initially welcomed Columbus and his crew with hospitality.
True
The Spanish conquistadors who came after Columbus treated the natives with respect and kindness.
False
The quote by Horatio Seymour reflects the inhumane crimes done on the original inhabitants of the Americas.
True
The claims about the native Americans crossing the Bering Strait from Asia are unquestionable.
False
Get a comprehensive summary of American Literature for your midterm exam covering topics such as The Discovery, Native Americans, and Storytelling. Understand the course objectives, literary representations, and socio-historical context up to the Civil War in 1861.
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