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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 percentage of the people in the company died shortly after the development of the new government?
(a) 50%.
(b) 25%.
(c) 60%.
(d) 40%.

2. Which is not one of the initial items planted in the new colony?
(a) Corn.
(b) Barley.
(c) Pease.
(d) Wheat.

3. Bradford quotes which famous philosopher?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Homer.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Plato.

4. What word was often used to describe the new queen?
(a) Tolerant.
(b) Incompetent.
(c) Rigid.
(d) Righteous.

5. What was the name given to the outspoken men of faith?
(a) Heathens.
(b) Charlatans.
(c) Professors.
(d) Prophets.

Short Answer Questions

1. The text states that the new government would act "for the general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due _______ and obedience."

2. What did many of those people do when a new queen took the throne?

3. What word is used to describe the character of William Brewster?

4. What was the rank of the high ranking Indian?

5. The Dutch viewed the group as being which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the text say about the poor, and sometimes fatal, treatment of those that dared to go up against the Church?

2. Explain the new reign of James I and the consequences for the Separatists.

3. Explain the change in the monarchy when Queen Elizabeth I took the throne.

4. How did the Church attempt to cater to the "heathens?"

5. Discuss the first meeting between the Pilgrims and the Indians. Who were the first to make contact?

6. Discuss the Narragansett Challenge.

7. Explain the role and purpose of the "professors." Also explain their role in the Church of England.

8. Discuss when the Separatists moved to Holland and what they found upon their arrival in Amsterdam.

9. Bradford quotes Socrates in regards to the treatment of the professors. What does Bradford say?

10. Why did the Separatists choose to go to Holland? What prompted the group to move ahead with the plan?

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