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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, 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) Religion.
(b) Voting rights.
(c) Mythology.
(d) Literacy.

2. King Philip's War began in June of what year?
(a) 1676.
(b) 1639.
(c) 1675.
(d) 1648.

3. What is the name of an Algonquian Native American tribe from Rhode Island?
(a) The Pocomtuc tribe.
(b) The Narragansett tribe.
(c) The Mohegan tribe.
(d) The Nipmuc tribe.

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

5. The witnesses who testified against Sassamon's accused killers were Patuckson and who?
(a) Namasket.
(b) Metacom.
(c) Wampapaquan.
(d) Nahauton.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Narrative of the Troubles with the Indians published?

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

3. The three men who were accused as the killers of Sassamon were Mattashunannamo, Tobias, and his son, who was named what?

4. Before Europeans came into contact, most Algonquian settlements lived by what means?

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

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