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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 2, Dangerous Shoals and Roaring Breakers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the voyage, how many women were pregnant?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

2. In the 1600s, who tried to navigate the same treacherous waters that the Mayflower encountered?
(a) Jolliet.
(b) Samuel Champlain.
(c) Marquette.
(d) La Salle.

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) Cape Cod shoals.
(c) A whirlpool.
(d) Pollack Rip.

4. Where did the Pilgrims live most of their time in Holland?
(a) Leiden.
(b) Assen.
(c) Haarlem.
(d) Amsterdam.

5. What area did Jones likely follow as the Mayflower headed south?
(a) The Edge.
(b) The continental shelf.
(c) The shoals.
(d) The breakers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who allowed war to happen?

2. Who led the author to write about the Pilgrims?

3. What formal and binding agreement was signed before the passengers went ashore?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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