Mayflower Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Nathaniel Philbrick
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 122 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Mayflower Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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

2. What had the Pilgrims brought on the Mayflower to plant in the spring?
(a) Wheat, barley, and peas.
(b) Soybeans and barley.
(c) Corn, flax, and wheat.
(d) Wheat and soybeans.

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

4. Where did the Pilgrims live most of their time in Holland?
(a) Assen.
(b) Leiden.
(c) Amsterdam.
(d) Haarlem.

5. Who was the Mayflower's governor?
(a) William Bradford.
(b) John Robinson.
(c) John Carver.
(d) Christopher Martin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Mayflower not return to England after a settlement site was found?

2. What evidence that the Indians had lived at Plymouth remained?

3. What area did Jones likely follow as the Mayflower headed south?

4. How many people were on board the Mayflower?

5. For how many days had the Mayflower blundered through storms and headwinds before reaching the New World?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did some of the Indians' oldest people describe the first sight of a European sailing vessel?

3. How did Weston betray the Pilgrims?

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

5. Why were passengers in an uproar when they learned they were headed to New England rather than the Hudson River?

6. Where should the Pilgrims have settled rather than Plymouth?

7. What happened to the ship, the Fortune?

8. How did the Pilgrims attempt to make a show of strength to the Indians?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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