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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. King Philip was killed on what date?
(a) August 12, 1676.
(b) November 14, 1676.
(c) August 23, 1677.
(d) May 1, 1676.

3. What was Andrew Jackson nicknamed because of his toughness and aggressive personality?
(a) "Black Stone".
(b) "Big Tree".
(c) "Old Hickory".
(d) "Stonewall".

4. On what date was Metacomet's wife captured by enemy forces?
(a) August 10, 1678.
(b) September 12, 1677.
(c) November 3, 1676.
(d) August 2, 1676.

5. When was the Indian Removal Act signed into law?
(a) May 2, 1818.
(b) May 28, 1830.
(c) September 1, 1825.
(d) March 12, 1865.

6. 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 Cherokee people.
(b) The Ouachita people.
(c) The Penobscot people.
(d) The Mohegan people.

7. Historians know little of what happened to King Philip's son except that he was sold into slavery and probably shipped where?
(a) To the West Indes.
(b) To England.
(c) To East Asia.
(d) To South Africa.

8. Where was Bartholomew de Las Casas born?
(a) Seville.
(b) Greece.
(c) London.
(d) France.

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

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

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

12. The Five Civilized Tribes were the five Native American nations: the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and what?
(a) Mohegan.
(b) Seminole.
(c) Mohawk.
(d) Algonquian.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Mahican people were historically located in what region?

2. What was the name of King Philip's father?

3. When did William Charles Macready die?

4. When was The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity published?

5. The money that ransomed Mary Rowlandson was paid by whom?

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