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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Jill Lepore earned a Ph.D. in American Studies from what university?
(a) The University of Michigan.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Yale University.
(d) Princeton University.

3. To whom did Captain Church give a hand of the deceased King Philip?
(a) John Alderman.
(b) William Hubbard.
(c) Richard Callicot.
(d) John Sassamon.

4. Who was a Christian missionary, reformer, activist for the rights of American Indians, and a leading opponent of the Indian removal policy of the United States government?
(a) John Alderman.
(b) Richard Callicot.
(c) Increase Mather.
(d) Jeremiah Evarts.

5. When was Metacomet born?
(a) 1648.
(b) 1676.
(c) 1639.
(d) 1675.

Short Answer Questions

1. The rock on the shore of Mount Hope Bay may have been etched by what tribe of Indians who visited New England to work out land claims and made a pilgrimage to Mount Hope?

2. Medfield, Massachusetts, was first settled in what year?

3. Jill Lepore earned a M.A. in history from what university?

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

5. When did Mary Rowlandson die?

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