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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When did Mary Rowlandson's family move to Lancaster, Massachusetts?
2. Which tribe of Native Americans, in the 17th century, inhabited much of what is now Connecticut?
3. Mary Rowlandson wrote from a fully Christian perspective and believed that being held captive was a special brand of affliction that served to increase what?
4. Where was Metamora; or, The Last of the Wampanoags originally performed?
5. When did Benjamin Church die?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the author write regarding the legend of King Philip and our perception of him through the eyes of history?
2. What was represented by the appearance of King Philip's head in Plymouth, as discussed in Part Four, Memory, Chapter 7, That Blasphemous Leviathan?
3. Who was Mary Rowlandson? What account did she write of King Philip's War?
4. What argument did John Eliot make against Indian slavery, as discussed in Part Three, Bondage, Chapter 6, A Dangerous Merchandise?
5. Why was King Philip's War resurrected during the American Revolution, as discussed in Part Four, Memory, Chapter 7, That Blasphemous Leviathan?
6. What does the author conclude regarding American identity in the Epilogue, The Rock?
7. What happened after James Printer was released from captivity, as described in Part Three, Bondage, Chapter 5, Come Go Along with Us?
8. How does the author describe the aftermath of the war for the Indians in Part Four, Memory, Chapter 7, That Blasphemous Leviathan? What was the cause of the majority of deaths in the war?
9. When was the play Metamora first presented? How was it received?
10. How is Metacom's memorial described in the Epilogue, The Rock? When was it discovered?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss and analyze the use of metaphor and symbolism in the accounts of King Philip's War. How can the mindset of the Puritans be seen through these metaphors?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the social culture of the Algonquians and their methods of communication during the war. How were military orders communicated and carried out?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the Narragansetts' attack on Providence and the reasons given for the attack. Why did Roger Williams feel betrayed by the attack?
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