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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 11, The Ancient Mother.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did William Bradford marry?
(a) Delphina Smythe.
(b) Susanna White.
(c) Elizabeth Brewster.
(d) Dorothy May.

2. The Pilgrims had their first Indian visitor in Chapter 6. How was he armed?
(a) With a knife.
(b) With a bow and two arrows.
(c) With a musket.
(d) With a bow and a knife.

3. What treacherous area of water did the Mayflower encounter after 1 p.m. as they approached the New World?
(a) A whirlpool.
(b) Pollack Rip.
(c) Cape Cod shoals.
(d) Back side breakers.

4. What colony did Roger Williams found?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Maine.
(c) Rhode Island.
(d) New Hampshire.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told the Pilgrims that Squanto was plotting against them?

2. What member of the Mayflower crew decided to stay in Plymouth?

3. What explorer did Massasoit attack when the explorer arrived one summer after the Indians had been attacked?

4. What was the meaning of Squanto's and Hobbamock's names?

5. Where did the Pilgrims live most of their time in Holland?

(see the answer key)

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