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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume I, Chapters 1 through 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. “The only merit claimed by the present writer” in Sedgwick’s preface is which of the following (48)?
(a) Extravagant departure from inherited norms.
(b) Scrupulous adherence to historical documentation.
(c) Detailed review of available materials.
(d) Rigorous editing for style and content.

2. Which of the following does Karcher note is “prerequisite to preventing racial strife” (21)?
(a) Recognition of two peoples’ common humanity.
(b) Recognition of two peoples’ shared disdain.
(c) Recognition of two peoples’ mutual enemy.
(d) Recognition of two peoples’ distinct practices.

3. Whose scalp does the indigenous man who accompanies Digby to the Fletcher home carry (72)?
(a) Mononotto.
(b) Sassacus.
(c) Samoset.
(d) Oneco.

4. Which of the following does Karcher assert does “not belong in a regenerated nation,” as envisioned by Sedgwick(31)?
(a) Catholics.
(b) Episcopalians.
(c) Unitarians.
(d) Puritans.

5. The comment that “the panther watching her young is as fearful as a doe” (96) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Simile.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Metaphor.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does the United States government sign a treaty to “civilize” indigenous peoples east of the Mississippi River?

2. Which of the following is described as “the apostle of New-England” (52)?

3. Which of the following does Karcher exempt from her discussion of family lost in massacre (21)?

4. In what year was Sedgwick first published?

5. Which of the following does Karcher cite as historical antecedent for Magawisca (24)?

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