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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. What is a domed room dwelling used by certain Native American tribes?
(a) Totem.
(b) Tipi.
(c) Wigwam.
(d) Shaman.

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

3. What region was the main site of conflict during King Philip's War?
(a) Southern New England.
(b) Northern New England.
(c) Northern Canada.
(d) Eastern Canada.

4. What is the name of a group of Algonquian Indians native to Worcester County, Massachusetts?
(a) The Narragansett tribe.
(b) The Mohegan tribe.
(c) The Pocomtuc tribe.
(d) The Nipmuc tribe.

5. It is very likely that John Sassamon was adopted or indentured to the family of whom?
(a) Increase Mather.
(b) William Hubbard.
(c) Richard Callicot.
(d) John Alderman.

Short Answer Questions

1. John Sassamon was born circa what year?

2. In the Prologue, the author describes King Philip's War as being almost over in what year?

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

4. Who served as governor of Plymouth Colony from 1673 to 1680?

5. When was Metacomet born?

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