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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 Cape Cod known for?
(a) Large schools of cod fish.
(b) Wooded lands.
(c) Settlements of Indians.
(d) Dangerous waters.

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

3. What had killed many of the Indians in the area?
(a) Bubonic plague.
(b) Typhus.
(c) Measles.
(d) Chicken pox.

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

5. How many people were on board the Mayflower?
(a) 202.
(b) 102.
(c) 104.
(d) 134.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What people were not affected by the disease in the area?

3. Who was the Mayflower's governor?

4. What did the Pilgrims wish they could catch?

5. How old was the most powerful Native leader in the region?

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