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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. What was the author researching when he decided to learn more about the Pilgrims?
(a) Boston.
(b) Cape Cod.
(c) Nantucket Island.
(d) Plymouth Colony.

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

3. Who was to be the governor of the new colony?
(a) John Carver.
(b) Robert Cushman.
(c) William Bradford.
(d) John Howland.

4. Why did the Pilgrims decide not to settle at Cold Harbor?
(a) The harbor was too shallow.
(b) It was too cold.
(c) There was no source of fresh water.
(d) There was not enough shelter.

5. Where did Jones decide they were near as the Mayflower headed toward shore?
(a) Cape Cod.
(b) Jamestown.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Hudson River

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the most powerful Native leader in the region?

2. What was Cape Cod known for?

3. What book tells about the voyage of the Mayflower?

4. How old was Bradford when he became uneasy with the way in which God was worshipped in Austerfield?

5. How close were the nearest English communities in America to the new colony at Plymouth?

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