Christopher Columbus was far from a good man. He bridged the old world and the new world. But he committed mass genocide. Enslaving and Murdering countless of Indigenous Peoples’, who were merely used as pawns. they deserved more respect.
It may give them a negative view of you and potential damage your future at that college/company.
If this is a true or false question, i'd go with true.
I'm not exactly sure what you're asking....
EDIT: The purpose of signal phrases are to help establish the context for a quotation.
I would say
C) Simple yes/no questions.