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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 6, In a Dark and Dismal Swamp.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who was the most powerful Native leader in the region?
(a) Massasoit.
(b) Hobamock.
(c) Squanto.
(d) Sachem.

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

5. What people were not affected by the disease in the area?
(a) Pokanokets.
(b) Narragansett.
(c) Patuxet.
(d) Algonquins.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men signed the agreement before the Mayflower landed?

2. Where did Bradford go to worship when he became uneasy with the way God was worshipped in Austerfield?

3. Where was the ship's helmsman stationed?

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

5. What was Massasoit's first impulse to do with the English?

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