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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Chapter 16, The Better Side of the Hedge.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was the most powerful Native leader in the region?
(a) 52.
(b) 35.
(c) 48.
(d) 27.

3. What was Massasoit's first impulse to do with the English?
(a) Kill them.
(b) Make an alliance with them.
(c) Trade with them.
(d) Curse them.

4. With whom did the Pilgrim's first Indian visitor spend the night?
(a) Stephen Hopkins and his family.
(b) John Howland.
(c) Governor Carver and his family.
(d) William Bradford.

5. What did Bradford learn at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) John Carver had died.
(b) Miles Standish had died.
(c) His wife had drowned.
(d) His son had died.

Short Answer Questions

1. What weapon did Squanto tell Massasoit that the Pilgrims could unleash?

2. Who allowed war to happen?

3. What area did Jones likely follow as the Mayflower headed south?

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

5. What had the Pilgrims brought on the Mayflower to plant in the spring?

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