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Rediscovering Our Spanish Beginnings
Contributed by: Bangert
  • 1. Which word means the OPPOSITE of TREMENDOUS?
A) noisy
B) trusting
C) small
D) lively
  • 2. Which word means almost the SAME as PERMANENT?
A) windy
B) violent
C) lasting
D) needy
  • 3. What does the word DOCUMENT mean?
A) to wonder
B) to find
C) to release
D) to track
  • 4. What does the word ERA mean?
A) a measure of distance
B) a high-pitched sound
C) a written record
D) a period of time
  • 5. Which word means almost the SAME as EVIDENCE?
A) yield
B) proof
C) vision
D) trail
  • 6. What does the word UNCOVER mean?
A) to make new
B) to make known
C) to make real
D) to make small
  • 7. Someone who studies ARCHAEOLOGY would be MOST interested in
A) listing new medical procedures
B) finding a lost colonial settlement
C) discovering new forms of marine life
D) identifying new weather patterns
  • 8. What does the word EXPEDITION mean?
A) announcement
B) invitation
C) solution
D) journey
  • 9. What did the Spanish kind do AFTER he learned France established a colony in Florida?
A) He sent his army to help the French.
B) He took his army to France.
C) He sent Pedro Menendez de Aviles to colonize and rule Florida.
D) He sent Ponce de Leon to colonize and rule Florida.
  • 10. According to the article, the Spanish settlers built Castillo de San Marcos to defend themselves against all of the following EXCEPT
A) English settlers
B) pirates
C) enemy ships
D) French settlers
  • 11. The reader knows that Castillo de San Marcos had to be built with a nearly indestructible shell stone because
A) it was clear that wooden forts were easily destroyed.
B) it was native to Spain.
C) it was the only material acceptable to the Spanish king.
D) it was the only material they had available.
  • 12. According to the article, what can you study to learn about the oldest city in America?
A) artifacts
B) newspaper articles
C) fossils
D) history books
  • 13. What is the MAIN idea of the section "Learning About the Past in the Present"?
A) St. Augustine is the oldest city in America.
B) You can learn about colonial times by visiting St. Augustine.
C) There is a great fort in St. Augustine.
D) Many battles took place in St. Augustine.
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