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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue, The Rock.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many houses in Medfield, Massachusetts, were destroyed by Native Americans during King Philip's War in 1675?
(a) 25.
(b) 32.
(c) 27.
(d) 40.

2. Where were Metacomet's wife and son sent after they had been captured?
(a) Plymoth.
(b) Boston.
(c) Canada.
(d) New York.

3. How many weeks of captivity did Mary Rowlandson experience before being released on ransom?
(a) 11.
(b) 2.
(c) 10.
(d) 4.

4. When did Mary Rowlandson's family move to Lancaster, Massachusetts?
(a) 1612.
(b) 1642.
(c) 1648.
(d) 1653.

5. What word means "shaman" in the language of the Narragansett?
(a) Powwaw.
(b) Wigwam.
(c) Pagoda.
(d) Tipi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jill Lepore earned a Ph.D. in American Studies from what university?

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

3. On what date was Mary Rowlandson ransomed?

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

5. Sassamon was a Christian minister in what Indian praying town?

(see the answer key)

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