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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Francis Billington claim to see when he climbed a tree on Fort Hill?
(a) An Indian raiding party.
(b) Apple trees.
(c) A large river.
(d) A great sea.

2. What ship appeared at Provincetown Harbor in November of 1621?
(a) Maine.
(b) Weston.
(c) Fortune.
(d) Anne.

3. What group of investors did Thomas Weston represent?
(a) Virginia Company.
(b) King's Adventurers.
(c) Merchant Adventurers.
(d) Plymouth Company.

4. Who was the Nauset sachem?
(a) Tokamahamon.
(b) Canacum.
(c) Aspinet.
(d) Massasoit.

5. Who wrote a book about the voyage of the Mayflower?
(a) William Bradford.
(b) Robert Cushman.
(c) John Robinson.
(d) William Brewster.

6. Why did the Mayflower not return to England after a settlement site was found?
(a) The ship needed to stock more provisions for the return voyage.
(b) The ship needed the repairs.
(c) The weather was bad.
(d) Many crew members were sick.

7. What was a third name for the spirit that Massasoit's people associated with death, night, and the bitter northeast wind?
(a) Cheepi.
(b) Hobbamock.
(c) Kietan.
(d) Tisquantum.

8. How many men did not sign the agreement before the Mayflower landed?
(a) 13.
(b) 9.
(c) 5.
(d) 27.

9. What area did Jones likely follow as the Mayflower headed south?
(a) The shoals.
(b) The Edge.
(c) The continental shelf.
(d) The breakers.

10. What two gifts did Winslow and Hopkins take to Massasoit in July of 1621?
(a) Beads and mirrors.
(b) A hat and trousers.
(c) Cooking pots and cloth.
(d) A copper chain and a horseman's coat.

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

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

13. What was the name of the Pilgrims' first Indian visitor?
(a) Samoset.
(b) Massasoit.
(c) Quadequina.
(d) Squanto.

14. What was Cape Cod known for?
(a) Settlements of Indians.
(b) Wooded lands.
(c) Dangerous waters.
(d) Large schools of cod fish.

15. How many sachems came on September 13 to sign a treaty professing their loyalty to King James?
(a) 22.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What event, according to the author, do most Americans associate with the birth of the United States?

3. What was constructed on the high hill?

4. Who accompanied an English explorer who sailed from Maine in a small open boat?

5. What day did the Pilgrims erect the frame of the first house?

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