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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 Eliot's efforts as a missionary earned him what nickname?
(a) "The Christian apostle".
(b) "Saint Eliot".
(c) "The Indian apostle".
(d) "The White apostle".

2. Who was the first Englishman to learn the Algonquian language?
(a) Increase Mather.
(b) William Hubbard.
(c) John Sassamon.
(d) John Eliot.

3. Eliot emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts, arriving on November 3 of what year?
(a) 1631.
(b) 1647.
(c) 1642.
(d) 1616.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. It is very likely that John Sassamon was adopted or indentured to the family of whom?

2. What was the capital city of the Massachusetts Bay colony?

3. When was John Eliot born?

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

5. What is the name of a group of Algonquian Indians native to Worcester County, Massachusetts?

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