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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Benjamin Church die?
(a) 1785.
(b) 1718.
(c) 1711.
(d) 1725.

2. How many children of Mary Rowlandson's were among the hostages taken by Native Americans?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

3. Over how many colonists died during King Philip's War?
(a) 600.
(b) 200.
(c) 500.
(d) 800.

4. When was The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity published?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1998.
(d) 1968.

5. When was Benjamin Church born?
(a) 1689.
(b) 1639.
(c) 1701.
(d) 1616.

6. Where was William Charles Macready born?
(a) Bern, Switzerland.
(b) New York, NY.
(c) London, England.
(d) Philadelphia, PA.

7. When was William Charles Macready born?
(a) 1793.
(b) 1755.
(c) 1873.
(d) 1818.

8. When was a rock on the shore of Mount Hope Bay discovered with Cherokee writing on it, according to the author in the Epilogue?
(a) 1818.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1919.

9. What was the name of the Indian who shot King Philip?
(a) Captain Josiah Standish.
(b) John Alderman.
(c) Benjamin Church.
(d) Increase Mather.

10. Benjamin Church is considered the father of what?
(a) Modernism.
(b) American ranging.
(c) The American West.
(d) The American Dream.

11. What was the name of King Philip's father?
(a) Wamsutta.
(b) Massasoit.
(c) Paiute.
(d) Wyandotte.

12. When did Andrew Jackson die?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1755.
(c) 1845.
(d) 1894.

13. Which President of the United States was Andrew Jackson?
(a) Sixth.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Fifth.
(d) Seventh.

14. When was Mary Rowlandson born?
(a) 1637.
(b) 1648.
(c) 1568.
(d) 1642.

15. 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) Jeremiah Evarts.
(b) Richard Callicot.
(c) Increase Mather.
(d) John Alderman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jill Lepore is a contributing writer for what publication?

2. The Five Civilized Tribes were the five Native American nations: the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and what?

3. For how much money was Mary Rowlandson ransomed?

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

5. On what date was Mary Rowlandson ransomed?

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