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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Language, Chapter 2, The Story of It Printed.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the capital city of the Massachusetts Bay colony?
(a) Plymouth.
(b) Boston.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Jamestown.

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

3. Where was William Hubbard born?
(a) New York, NY.
(b) England.
(c) New Brunswick, Canada.
(d) Philadelphia, PA.

4. What was a Native American tribe formerly inhabiting western Massachusetts, especially around the confluence of the Deerfield and Connecticut Rivers in Franklin County?
(a) The Pocomtuc tribe.
(b) The Nipmuc tribe.
(c) The Mohegan tribe.
(d) The Narragansett tribe.

5. When was William Hubbard born?
(a) 1642.
(b) 1676.
(c) 1677.
(d) 1621.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What book did William Hubbard write at the order of the Colonial government, which paid him 50 pounds for it?

4. Where was Increase Mather born?

5. 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?

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