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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Language, Chapter 1, Beware of Any Linguist.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1600, the population of the Wampanoag numbered approximately how many members?
(a) 15,000.
(b) 12,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 5,000.

2. What was the capital city of the Massachusetts Bay colony?
(a) Jamestown.
(b) Boston.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Plymouth.

3. The witnesses who testified against Sassamon's accused killers were Patuckson and who?
(a) Namasket.
(b) Wampapaquan.
(c) Metacom.
(d) Nahauton.

4. In 1600 the Wampanoag lived primarily in what two states?
(a) Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
(b) New York and Pennsylvania.
(c) Kentucky and Delaware.
(d) New Jersey and New York.

5. What is the oldest municipality in New England and one of the oldest in the United States?
(a) Boston.
(b) Hope Bay.
(c) Jefferson.
(d) Plymouth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the villages of Christian Indians called?

2. Who was the first Englishman to learn the Algonquian language?

3. In the Prologue, the author describes King Philip's War as being almost over in what year?

4. Who wrote Narrative of the Troubles with the Indians?

5. What is a domed room dwelling used by certain Native American tribes?

(see the answer key)

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