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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Chapter 13, Kindling the Flame.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ominous event occurred the night of June 26, 1675.
(a) A meteor shower.
(b) Total eclipse of the moon.
(c) A midnight raid.
(d) An large piece of an asteroid fell on the ground.

2. With the arrival of a ship in November of 1621, how many men and women were in Plymouth Colony?
(a) 30 men and 21 women.
(b) 75 men and 45 women.
(c) 66 men and 16 women.
(d) 55 men and 21 women.

3. What tradition began with the women of the Mayflower?
(a) Wednesday bathing day.
(b) Monday wash day.
(c) Tuesday baking day.
(d) Morning reading lessons for the children.

4. What did the Pilgrims wish they could catch?
(a) Bear.
(b) Deer.
(c) Birds.
(d) Whales.

5. What was a shocking outrage to the Puritans at Kickemuit?
(a) The Indians had torn a Bible.
(b) The Indians captured some white women.
(c) The Indians had raped a white woman.
(d) The Indians had sent their dogs into a church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ship appeared at Provincetown Harbor in November of 1621?

2. What vandalism in 1675 caused Governor Winslow to ask for assistance from the Massachusetts Bay colony?

3. Why did the Pilgrims decide not to settle at Cold Harbor?

4. What did Susanna and William White name their son?

5. What was the biggest problem with the arrival of another ship in November of 1621?

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