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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. Who had the Pilgrims considered asking to be their military leader?
(a) Jacques Cartier.
(b) John Cabot.
(c) John Smith.
(d) Champlain.

2. By spring 1621, how many of those who had originally arrive at Provincetown had died?
(a) 10.
(b) 72.
(c) 24.
(d) 52.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What formal and binding agreement was signed before the passengers went ashore?

2. How many people died each day in February and March, 1621?

3. What sachem tried to have Squanto killed in Chapter 7?

4. Who did William Bradford marry?

5. Who controlled the part of Cape Cod where the Pilgrims stole the corn?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Standish's first expedition to look for a potential settlement site.

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

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

5. What did Samoset tell the Pilgrims about the Indians who had lived in the area previously?

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

7. Why do some people think that Dorothy Bradford may have committed suicide?

8. What disparity did Quadequina notice after the treaty between the Indians and the Pilgrims was signed?

9. Describe the first venture ashore.

10. Why did Massasoit want Squanto to die in Chapter 8?

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