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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Edwin Forrest born?
(a) Boston, MA.
(b) Philadelphia, PA.
(c) New York, NY.
(d) New Brunswick, Canada.

2. The white population of New England totaled about how many men of military age at the start of King Philip's War?
(a) 23,000.
(b) 25,000.
(c) 16,000.
(d) 10,000.

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

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

5. When was the New World discovered by Christopher Columbus?
(a) 1462.
(b) 1492.
(c) 1642.
(d) 1449.

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

7. What was the name of Metacomet's wife?
(a) Wamsutta.
(b) Assowamset.
(c) Wootonekanuske.
(d) Weetamoo.

8. 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?
(a) The Mohegan people.
(b) The Ouachita people.
(c) The Penobscot people.
(d) The Cherokee people.

9. For how much money was Mary Rowlandson ransomed?
(a) 30 pounds.
(b) 10 pounds.
(c) 20 pounds.
(d) 40 pounds.

10. What was the name of King Philip's older brother, known by the English as King Alexander?
(a) Paiute.
(b) Massasoit.
(c) Wyandotte.
(d) Wamsutta.

11. The Mahican people were historically located in what region?
(a) The Delaware Valley.
(b) The Deep South.
(c) Western Canada.
(d) The Hudson Valley.

12. Mohegan translates to what in English?
(a) "Children of the Star".
(b) "People of the wolf".
(c) "People of the Swamp".
(d) "People of the bear".

13. Who was the husband of Mary Rowlandson?
(a) Rev. James Rowlandson.
(b) Rev. Andrew Rowlandson.
(c) Rev. Joseph Rowlandson.
(d) Rev. Henry Rowlandson.

14. Mary Rowlandson wrote from a fully Christian perspective and believed that being held captive was a special brand of affliction that served to increase what?
(a) Strength.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Retribution.
(d) Piety.

15. What tribe was Mary Rowlandson kidnapped by?
(a) The Mohegan tribe.
(b) The Nipmuck tribe.
(c) The Cherokee tribe.
(d) The Apache tribe.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what date was Metamora; or, The Last of the Wampanoags first performed?

3. Who strongly opposed selling Indians into slavery, arguing that slavery was worse than death?

4. Jill Lepore is a professor of American history at what university?

5. What was Andrew Jackson nicknamed because of his toughness and aggressive personality?

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