Quiz for Evaluating the Evidence 14.2: Interpreting the Spread of Disease Among Natives

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1. Which of these was suggested by the evidence gathered by Hariot and his companions?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Correct. The answer is a. Hariot noted that the natives “neither knew what it was, nor how to cure it; the like by report of the oldest men in the country never happened before, time out of mind.”
Incorrect. The answer is a. Hariot noted that the natives “neither knew what it was, nor how to cure it; the like by report of the oldest men in the country never happened before, time out of mind.”
1. Which of these was suggested by the evidence gathered by Hariot and his companions?

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2. On which of these did Hariot and the natives agree?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Correct. The answer is b. With this in mind, friendly natives petitioned the Englishmen to persuade their God to use the disease to strike down the natives’ enemies.
Incorrect. The answer is b. With this in mind, friendly natives petitioned the Englishmen to persuade their God to use the disease to strike down the natives’ enemies.
2. On which of these did Hariot and the natives agree?