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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Language, Chapter 2, The Story of It Printed.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was A Brief History of the War with the Indians in New-England published?
(a) 1676.
(b) 1642.
(c) 1612.
(d) 1677.

2. Metacomet was a war chief or sachem of what Indian tribe?
(a) The Wampanoag people.
(b) The Mohegan people.
(c) The Mahican people.
(d) The Ouachita tribe.

3. What, according to the author, is in many ways a simple tool and is often controlled by the powerful, because it can be used to change minds?
(a) Voting rights.
(b) Religion.
(c) Literacy.
(d) Mythology.

4. The three men who were accused as the killers of Sassamon were Mattashunannamo, Tobias, and his son, who was named what?
(a) Patuckson.
(b) Metacom.
(c) Nahauton.
(d) Wampapaquan.

5. Before Europeans came into contact, most Algonquian settlements lived by what means?
(a) Growing plantations for cotton.
(b) Stealing from other tribes.
(c) Hunting and fishing.
(d) Growing massive gardens.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was John Eliot born?

2. A Narrative of the Troubles with the Indians was published in what year?

3. In 1600 the Wampanoag lived primarily in what two states?

4. What is the oldest municipality in New England and one of the oldest in the United States?

5. Where was William Hubbard born?

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