1. Who is credited with the founding of Medfield, Massachusetts?
(a) William Hubbard.
(b) Richard Callicot.
(c) Rev. Ralph Wheelock.
(d) John Alderman.

2. One house, known as what, was burnt in King Philip's War but was rebuilt shortly thereafter near downtown Medfield, Massachusetts?
(a) The Medfield Mansion.
(b) The Boston House.
(c) The Peak House.
(d) The Orchard House.

3. According to the author, accounts of King Philip's War that were apocalyptic, with some being sermons, were mostly printed where?
(a) London and Paris.
(b) London and New York.
(c) Boston and Cambridge.
(d) New York.

4. When did the Pequot War begin?
(a) 1634.
(b) 1662.
(c) 1654.
(d) 1615.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a Native American tribe formerly inhabiting western Massachusetts, especially around the confluence of the Deerfield and Connecticut Rivers in Franklin County?

2. In 1600, the population of the Wampanoag numbered approximately how many members?

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

4. When the Puritans came to America, the Algonquians were thought to be what?

5. What does "bashaba" mean?

(see the answer key)

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