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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. The sachem Metacomet was also known by what name?
(a) King Uncas.
(b) King Seminole.
(c) King Alexander.
(d) King Philip.

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

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

4. What is the oldest municipality in New England and one of the oldest in the United States?
(a) Boston.
(b) Plymouth.
(c) Hope Bay.
(d) Jefferson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Metacomet was a war chief or sachem of what Indian tribe?

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

3. The witnesses who testified against Sassamon's accused killers were Patuckson and who?

4. Eliot emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts, arriving on November 3 of what year?

5. What was the name of the Algonquian language?

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