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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. It was said that the men soon became corrupted and ____.
(a) Evil.
(b) Unlawful.
(c) Unclean.
(d) Perverse.

2. The hire was supposed to cost ____ pound per month.
(a) 10.
(b) 30.
(c) 25.
(d) 40.

3. Bradford refers to this time as having "some strange and remarkable ______."
(a) Inventions.
(b) Occurrences.
(c) People.
(d) Passages.

4. Weston's people objected not out of loyalty but out of fear of which of the following?
(a) Unemployment.
(b) Loss of Indian relations.
(c) Starvation.
(d) Retribution.

5. Where was Weston sent after being convicted?
(a) New York.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Weston made a deal with the colonist to take a number of what type of animal pelts to England?

2. Another man determined to cheat the Pilgrims was John ____.

3. 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:

4. On what date did the shipwreck occur?

5. It seemed that the people on one of the plantations were doomed from the start. Fortunately some of them were saved by which person?

Short Essay Questions

1. Examine the continued presence of the Dutch and trade with the Pilgrims.

2. Weston continues to plague the Pilgrims with his underhanded tactics. Examine Weston's next move.

3. The people at Weston's Plantation began to suffer from lack of food. Discuss Bradford's impression of the facts.

4. Discuss the next conflict held between the Pilgrims and the French.

5. There was a tremendous hurricane that struck the colony in the middle of August. Explain the severity of the hurricane as well as Bradford's comments.

6. The Pilgrims had trouble raising corn causing a shortage. Discuss Bradford's comments regarding the shortage.

7. Hard times continued to plague the Plymouth. Discuss the resignation of Ralph Smith.

8. Examine the distress over the growth of the colony and how it came about.

9. Discuss Weston's actions after the failure of Weston Plantation.

10. Bradford talks about the letters received by Winslow, many of which held ridiculous complaints. Discuss at least some of the complaints.

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