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Mayflower Quiz

Nathaniel Philbrick
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Mayflower Quiz

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1)

What happened to the Indians who used to live at Plymouth? (from Part 1: Chapter 5, The Heart of Winter)

Killed in a war.
Died of plague.
Moved to better hunting grounds.
Moved North.
2)

When the Sakonets wished to stay out of the conflict, where did Bradford ask them to go? (from Part 4: Chapter 16, The Better Side of the Hedge)

Sandwich.
Lancaster.
Swansea.
Newport.
3)

The Pilgrims had their first Indian visitor in Chapter 6. How was he armed? (from Part 1: Chapter 6, In a Dark and Dismal Swamp)

With a bow and a knife.
With a knife.
With a musket.
With a bow and two arrows.
4)

How many people died each day in February and March, 1621? (from Part 1: Chapter 5, The Heart of Winter)

One.
Two or three.
Four or five.
One or two.
5)

When did the Mayflower set sail for England? (from Part 1: Chapter 6, In a Dark and Dismal Swamp)

May 1.
April 5.
March 16.
June 17.
6)

With the arrival of a ship in November of 1621, how many men and women were in Plymouth Colony? (from Part 1: Chapter 8, The Wall)

66 men and 16 women.
30 men and 21 women.
55 men and 21 women.
75 men and 45 women.
7)

Who does Church meet with at the beginning of Chapter 16? (from Part 4: Chapter 16, The Better Side of the Hedge)

Awashonks.
Annawon.
Quinnapin.
Weetamoo.
8)

Who bought the Mount Hope Peninsula went it was for sale in 1680? (from Epilogue: Conscience)

The Sakonnets.
The Narragansetts.
Colonists from Plymouth.
Investors from Boston.
9)

At the end of Chapter 7, who was launching a plan to become the most powerful Indian leader in New England? (from Part 1: Chapter 7, Thanksgiving)

Canacum.
Massasoit.
Hobbamock.
Squanto.
10)

What was the name of the Pilgrims' first Indian visitor? (from Part 1: Chapter 6, In a Dark and Dismal Swamp)

Quadequina.
Samoset.
Massasoit.
Squanto.
11)

What did Bradford study the last days of his life? (from Part 3: Chapter 11, The Ancient Mother)

Hebrew.
The Massachusetts language.
Greek.
Latin.
12)

What was the meaning of Squanto's and Hobbamock's names? (from Part 1: Chapter 8, The Wall)

Satan.
Clever.
Lightning.
Laughter.
13)

What was Massasoit's brother's name? (from Part 1: Chapter 6, In a Dark and Dismal Swamp)

Squanto.
Quadequina.
Samoset.
Passaconaway.
14)

What was a shocking outrage to the Puritans at Kickemuit? (from Part 4: Chapter 13, Kindling the Flame)

The Indians captured some white women.
The Indians had raped a white woman.
The Indians had torn a Bible.
The Indians had sent their dogs into a church.
15)

By spring 1621, how many of those who had originally arrive at Provincetown had died? (from Part 1: Chapter 5, The Heart of Winter)

72.
10.
24.
52.
16)

What diseases afflicted the Pokanokets in 1634? (from Part 3: Chapter 10, One Small Candle)

Typhus and influenza.
Smallpox and influenza.
Measles and mumps.
Typhus and measles.
17)

What ominous event occurred the night of June 26, 1675. (from Part 4: Chapter 13, Kindling the Flame)

A midnight raid.
A meteor shower.
An large piece of an asteroid fell on the ground.
Total eclipse of the moon.
18)

What ability had the Pilgrims temporarily ruined after the Wessagusett raid? (from Part 2: Chapter 9, A Ruffling Course)

Ability to trade.
Their relationship with Massasoit.
Their relationship with Canacum.
Their relationship with Iyanough.
19)

What English woman was taken captive in Lancaster? (from Part 4: Chapter 15, In a Strange Way)

Mary Rowlandson.
Alice Church.
Sarah Winslow.
Penelope Winslow.
20)

What happened to Philip's nine-year-old son? (from Epilogue: Conscience)

Went to live with the Narragansetts.
Sold into slavery.
Went to live in Swansea.
Given to the Sakonnets.
21)

What was different about the trees in New England from those in England? (from Part 1: Chapter 7, Thanksgiving)

The trees were taller in England.
Brilliant fall colors.
There were no birch trees in England.
There were no maples in England.
22)

Who began equipping the Natives Americans with guns? (from Part 3: Chapter 10, One Small Candle)

Edward Winslow.
Roger Williams.
Thomas Morton.
John Cotton.
23)

How much was the cargo worth that the Pilgrims sent back on the Fortune? (from Part 1: Chapter 8, The Wall)

2500 pounds.
500 pounds.
300 pounds.
200 pounds.
24)

Who became pastor at Plymouth in 1667? (from Part 3: Chapter 10, One Small Candle)

John Cotton.
Roger Williams.
William Bradford.
John Robinson.
25)

What was the first building built by the Pilgrims? (from Part 1: Chapter 5, The Heart of Winter)

A storehouse.
A common house.
A single family home.
A fort.
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