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

2. What day did the Mayflower leave Provincetown Harbor?
(a) December 1.
(b) November 30.
(c) December 25.
(d) December 15.

3. Who had the Pilgrims considered asking to be their military leader?
(a) Champlain.
(b) John Smith.
(c) John Cabot.
(d) Jacques Cartier.

4. In 1676, what ship left the shores of New England?
(a) The Seaflower.
(b) Little James.
(c) Fortune.
(d) Speedwell.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of an Indian leader?

2. What did Standish and the other men find on a high shore side hill?

3. What happened to the Indians who used to live at Plymouth?

4. Who controlled the part of Cape Cod where the Pilgrims stole the corn?

5. What Indian tribe did the Pilgrims befriend?

(see the answer key)

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