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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Language, Chapter 1, Beware of Any Linguist.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John Sassamon was born circa what year?
(a) 1688.
(b) 1648.
(c) 1600.
(d) 1612.

2. What, according to the author, is in many ways a simple tool and is often controlled by the powerful, because it can be used to change minds?
(a) Voting rights.
(b) Mythology.
(c) Literacy.
(d) Religion.

3. In 1600 the Wampanoag lived primarily in what two states?
(a) New York and Pennsylvania.
(b) New Jersey and New York.
(c) Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
(d) Kentucky and Delaware.

4. In the Prologue, the author describes King Philip's War as being almost over in what year?
(a) 1675.
(b) 1616.
(c) 1648.
(d) 1676.

5. When was John Eliot born?
(a) 1612.
(b) 1595.
(c) 1641.
(d) 1604.

Short Answer Questions

1. The sachem Metacomet was also known by what name?

2. Who wrote Narrative of the Troubles with the Indians?

3. What is a domed room dwelling used by certain Native American tribes?

4. King Philip's War began in June of what year?

5. The first English settlers arrived in what year, when Sassamon's parents may have welcomed them?

(see the answer key)

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