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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much was the cargo worth that the Pilgrims sent back on the Fortune?
(a) 200 pounds.
(b) 500 pounds.
(c) 2500 pounds.
(d) 300 pounds.

2. What was the name of Massasoit's village?
(a) Sowams.
(b) Manomet.
(c) Titicut.
(d) Patuxet.

3. What was the meaning of Squanto's and Hobbamock's names?
(a) Laughter.
(b) Satan.
(c) Lightning.
(d) Clever.

4. What was the biggest problem with the arrival of another ship in November of 1621?
(a) Sleeping quarters.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Ammunition.
(d) Food.

5. What is the name of the war that occurred in 1675?
(a) Wapanoags' War.
(b) War of the English.
(c) French and Indian War.
(d) King Philip's War.

6. What weapon did Squanto tell Massasoit that the Pilgrims could unleash?
(a) Cannons.
(b) Muskets.
(c) Gunpowder.
(d) Plague.

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

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

9. What happened to the Indians who used to live at Plymouth?
(a) Moved North.
(b) Moved to better hunting grounds.
(c) Killed in a war.
(d) Died of plague.

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

11. Where was the ship's helmsman stationed?
(a) On the main deck.
(b) In the pilot's room.
(c) In steerage.
(d) On the poop deck.

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

13. What did Edward Winslow do on May 12?
(a) Met with Massasoit.
(b) Went on a trip with Squanto.
(c) Got married.
(d) Cared for the sick.

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

15. What event, according to the author, do most Americans associate with the birth of the United States?
(a) The Mayflower Compact.
(b) The first Thanksgiving.
(c) Voyage of the Mayflower.
(d) The Revolutionary War.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was to be the governor of the new colony?

2. What Indian tribe did the Pilgrims befriend?

3. What did the Pokanokets call their creator god?

4. By spring 1621, how many of those who had originally arrive at Provincetown had died?

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

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