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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A Narrative of the Troubles with the Indians was published in what year?
(a) 1677.
(b) 1676.
(c) 1642.
(d) 1612.

2. One house, known as what, was burnt in King Philip's War but was rebuilt shortly thereafter near downtown Medfield, Massachusetts?
(a) The Peak House.
(b) The Boston House.
(c) The Medfield Mansion.
(d) The Orchard House.

3. Who is credited with the founding of Medfield, Massachusetts?
(a) John Alderman.
(b) Rev. Ralph Wheelock.
(c) Richard Callicot.
(d) William Hubbard.

4. When was Nathaniel Saltonstall born?
(a) 1677.
(b) 1639.
(c) 1641.
(d) 1652.

5. How many mills in Medfield, Massachusetts, were destroyed by Native Americans during King Philip's War in 1675?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

6. The most standard narratives of King Philip's War were published where, according to the author in Part One, Language, Chapter 2, The Story of It Printed?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Boston.
(c) London.
(d) New York.

7. What was the name of the Algonquian language?
(a) Massachusett.
(b) Mohegan.
(c) Ouachitan.
(d) Nanatuncket.

8. In the Prologue, the author describes King Philip's War as being almost over in what year?
(a) 1616.
(b) 1648.
(c) 1676.
(d) 1675.

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

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

11. According to the author, the English were particularly brutal when they attacked the Narragansetts' Great Swamp on what date?
(a) September 1, 1675.
(b) August 13, 1677.
(c) November 10, 1674.
(d) December 19, 1675.

12. According to the author in Chapter 4, Where is Your O God?, due to their great losses, many New England colonists thought God was punishing them for their failure to do what?
(a) Kill all of the Indians.
(b) Remain loyal to the Crown.
(c) Maintain purity.
(d) Convert the Indians to Christianity.

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

14. What were hideous to the colonists and were assigned to the Indians, according to the author?
(a) Mountains.
(b) Swamplands.
(c) Meadows.
(d) Rivers.

15. What is a domed room dwelling used by certain Native American tribes?
(a) Wigwam.
(b) Totem.
(c) Shaman.
(d) Tipi.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Nathaniel Saltonstall die?

3. What book did William Hubbard write at the order of the Colonial government, which paid him 50 pounds for it?

4. What name refers to the mostly Puritan and Pilgrim immigrants from Great Britain who settled New England starting around 1630?

5. What university did John Eliot attend?

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