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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 9, A Ruffling Course.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did many Indians die in the summer of 1623?
(a) They were not able to plant crops.
(b) Because of war.
(c) Because of a measles epidemic.
(d) Because of disease.

2. What sachem tried to have Squanto killed in Chapter 7?
(a) Corbitant.
(b) Massasoit.
(c) Canacum.
(d) Tokamahamon.

3. What people were not affected by the disease in the area?
(a) Narragansett.
(b) Pokanokets.
(c) Algonquins.
(d) Patuxet.

4. What ship did the Pilgrims purchase?
(a) White Angel.
(b) Speedwell.
(c) Mayflower.
(d) Swallow.

5. For how many days had the Mayflower blundered through storms and headwinds before reaching the New World?
(a) 65 days.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 45 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, where did Miles Standish travel to pick up some corn?

2. What was the chief concern of Weston's men?

3. Who decided to escape the sorry settlement of Wessagusett and find his way to Plymouth?

4. Who was the settlement leader of Wessagussett in 1623?

5. How close to Wessagussett colony was an Indian settlement?

(see the answer key)

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