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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What formal and binding agreement was signed before the passengers went ashore?
(a) Freedom of Religion Compact.
(b) Plymouth Charter.
(c) Mayflower Compact.
(d) Pilgrim Compact.

4. On what day was a decision made as to where to build the permanent settlement?
(a) December 25.
(b) January 1.
(c) November 30.
(d) December 20.

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

6. What was the name of the military leader of the Pilgrims?
(a) John Carver.
(b) William Bradford.
(c) Christopher Jones.
(d) Miles Standish.

7. Who is the carpenter turned Indian fighter that the author will focus on in the book?
(a) William Brewster.
(b) Benjamin Church
(c) William Bradford.
(d) Edward Winslow.

8. What did the Pilgrims wish they could catch?
(a) Birds.
(b) Whales.
(c) Deer.
(d) Bear.

9. How long can Indian corn be stored without spoiling?
(a) Two or three years, if kept dry.
(b) Ten years, if kept dry.
(c) A year, if kept dry.
(d) Indefinitely, if kept dry.

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

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

12. What happened in Jamestown in the spring of 1621?
(a) A peace treaty.
(b) A typhus epidemic.
(c) A number of children were born.
(d) A massacre.

13. What was William Bradford's occupation?
(a) Lace maker.
(b) Corduroy worker.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Minister.

14. How many people died each day in February and March, 1621?
(a) Four or five.
(b) One or two.
(c) One.
(d) Two or three.

15. What explorer did Massasoit attack when the explorer arrived one summer after the Indians had been attacked?
(a) Thomas Dermer.
(b) John Smith.
(c) Verazzano.
(d) Champlain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a third name for the spirit that Massasoit's people associated with death, night, and the bitter northeast wind?

2. What Italian explorer had come to Narragansett Bay as early as 1524?

3. How many men did not sign the agreement before the Mayflower landed?

4. When did the Pilgrims sail to the New World in search of religious freedom?

5. What Indian tribe did the Pilgrims befriend?

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