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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 event, according to the author, do most Americans associate with the birth of the United States?
(a) The first Thanksgiving.
(b) Voyage of the Mayflower.
(c) The Mayflower Compact.
(d) The Revolutionary War.

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

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

4. What did Susanna and William White name their son?
(a) Stephen.
(b) Peregrine.
(c) William.
(d) Edward.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Pilgrims decide not to settle at Cold Harbor?

2. In the 1600s, who tried to navigate the same treacherous waters that the Mayflower encountered?

3. What is the title of an Indian leader?

4. In 1676, what ship left the shores of New England?

5. What governing document was drawn up before the Pilgrims went ashore?

(see the answer key)

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