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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Second Book Chapters XXIII-XXVII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The colonists were faced with a terrible ____ that struck in the middle of August.
(a) Earthquake.
(b) Tornado.
(c) Hail storm.
(d) Hurricane.

2. Approximately how many people died from the epidemic?
(a) 30.
(b) 40.
(c) 15.
(d) 20.

3. Conflict over the trade took place between which two tribes?
(a) Mohicans and Seneca.
(b) Massachusetts and Pequot.
(c) Pequot and Mohicans.
(d) Seneca and Iriquois.

4. Allerton is referred to as being a _____ and unscrupulous man.
(a) Clever.
(b) Cunning.
(c) Devious.
(d) Wicked.

5. Which person finally returned from England with cargo including cattle and letters from England?
(a) Wellington.
(b) Winslow.
(c) Cushman.
(d) Blackwell.

Short Answer Questions

1. It was discovered afterward that the locusts had nothing to do with the deaths, that the deaths were actually caused by which of the following:

2. The deaths occurred over what time period?

3. The "sad straits" were caused by a lack of skills in the ability to _____ their goods.

4. In what year was Winslow elected as the new governor?

5. Weston's people objected not out of loyalty but out of fear of which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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