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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of an Indian leader?
(a) Sachem.
(b) Sagamore.
(c) Cheepi.
(d) Kietan.

2. At the end of Chapter 7, who was launching a plan to become the most powerful Indian leader in New England?
(a) Squanto.
(b) Massasoit.
(c) Hobbamock.
(d) Canacum.

3. What people were not affected by the disease in the area?
(a) Narragansett.
(b) Algonquins.
(c) Pokanokets.
(d) Patuxet.

4. How old was Bradford when he became uneasy with the way in which God was worshipped in Austerfield?
(a) 21.
(b) 32.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the Pilgrims' first Indian visitor?

2. What was the biggest problem with the arrival of another ship in November of 1621?

3. Why did Bradford not execute Squanto for his role in the plot to overthrow Massasoit?

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

5. On the voyage, how many women were pregnant?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the master of the Speedwell work against the Pilgrims?

2. Why wasn't the terrain surrounding Plymouth a primeval forest?

3. What food did the passengers find on shore?

4. What one clue did Bradford leave that might indicate how he felt about the death of his wife?

5. Why did the future site of Pymouth Plantation come do well recommended?

6. How did the Pilgrims' first Indian visitor, Samoset, learn to speak English?

7. Why did the Pilgrims decide to build a wall around their community?

8. Who did the passengers choose as the leader for the colony?

9. Why did the Separatists decide to leave Amsterdam?

10. How did Weston betray the Pilgrims?

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