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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 4, Beaten with Their Own Rod.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the carpenter turned Indian fighter that the author will focus on in the book?
(a) William Brewster.
(b) William Bradford.
(c) Edward Winslow.
(d) Benjamin Church

2. Who accompanied an English explorer who sailed from Maine in a small open boat?
(a) An Indian named Epenow.
(b) An Indian named Massassoit.
(c) An Indian named Tisquantum.
(d) An Indian named Hobbamock.

3. What treacherous area of water did the Mayflower encounter after 1 p.m. as they approached the New World?
(a) Back side breakers.
(b) Pollack Rip.
(c) A whirlpool.
(d) Cape Cod shoals.

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

5. How old was Bradford when he became uneasy with the way in which God was worshipped in Austerfield?
(a) 21.
(b) 32.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. What English explorer sailed from Maine in a small open boat?

2. What event, according to the author, do most Americans associate with the birth of the United States?

3. What Italian explorer had come to Narragansett Bay as early as 1524?

4. What was a third name for the spirit that Massasoit's people associated with death, night, and the bitter northeast wind?

5. How many men did not sign the agreement before the Mayflower landed?

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