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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three, Bondage, Chapter 6, A Dangerous Merchandise.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The money that ransomed Mary Rowlandson was paid by whom?
(a) John Hoar.
(b) James Printer.
(c)
(d) Joshua Tift.

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

3. What book did William Hubbard write at the order of the Colonial government, which paid him 50 pounds for it?
(a) A History of the Northwest.
(b) An Account of the Great Swamp Battle.
(c) A History of England.
(d) A History of New England.

4. Where was John Sassamon born?
(a) Near current Washington, D.C.
(b) Near current Boston, MA.
(c) Near current New York, NY.
(d) Near current Canton, MA.

5. On what date did the Narragansetts attack Providence, destroying it?
(a) November 14, 1676.
(b) December 10, 1675.
(c) March 29, 1676.
(d) September 12, 1568.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Bartholomew de Las Casas die?

3. When did Mary Rowlandson's family move to Lancaster, Massachusetts?

4. What does the author say represented filth and chaos to the Puritans in Chapter 4, Where is Your O God?

5. Historians know little of what happened to King Philip's son except that he was sold into slavery and probably shipped where?

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