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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. Who was held captive by the Narragansetts, though he was hanged and quartered for treason?
(a) Joshua Tift.
(b) Increase Mather.
(c) John Hoar.
(d) James Printer.

2. When was Nathaniel Saltonstall born?
(a) 1677.
(b) 1652.
(c) 1639.
(d) 1641.

3. 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) Mythology.
(c) Literacy.
(d) Voting rights.

4. How old was Metacomet's son when he was kidnapped?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 5.
(d) 14.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Great Swamp Fight, it is believed that the militia killed about how many Narragansetts?

2. A prodigious learner, Hugo Grotius entered the University of Leiden when he was how old?

3. What name refers to the mostly Puritan and Pilgrim immigrants from Great Britain who settled New England starting around 1630?

4. For how much money was Mary Rowlandson ransomed?

5. What tribe was Mary Rowlandson kidnapped by?

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