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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Nathaniel Saltonstall die?
(a) 1677.
(b) 1707.
(c) 1718.
(d) 1725.

2. How many accounts of King Philip's War represent several types of writing aimed at different audiences, according to the author in Part One, Language, Chapter 2, The Story of It Printed?
(a) 21.
(b) 5.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

3. What name refers to the mostly Puritan and Pilgrim immigrants from Great Britain who settled New England starting around 1630?
(a) The English Colonists.
(b) The Spanish Colonists.
(c) The British Brigade.
(d) The English Arrivals.

4. What does "bashaba" mean?
(a) Chief of chiefs.
(b) White man.
(c) Enemy.
(d) Child of the shaman.

5. Where was Nathaniel Saltonstall born?
(a) New York, NY.
(b) Cambridge, MA.
(c) Ipswich, MA.
(d) Boston, MA.

Short Answer Questions

1. John Eliot's efforts as a missionary earned him what nickname?

2. What is a domed room dwelling used by certain Native American tribes?

3. Who was the first Englishman to learn the Algonquian language?

4. When did Hugo Grotius die?

5. What is the name of an Algonquian Native American tribe from Rhode Island?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Natural Law and Just War theory described in Chapter 4, Where is Your O God?

2. In what regard is John Pynchon discussed in Part One, Language, Chapter 2, The Story of It Printed?

3. What motivations and ethics are described of the Indian tribes for the war in Chapter 4, Where is Your O God?

4. Describe the methods of news and communication within the colonies, as discussed in Part One, Language, Chapter 2, The Story of It Printed. How reliable were news sources?

5. What did the colonists believe of the Indian powwaws? How did this shape their view of the war, as discussed in Chapter 4, Where is Your O God?

6. How does the author describe the competition between Increase Mather and William Hubbard in Part One, Language, Chapter 2, The Story of It Printed?

7. How did the actions of the English impact the Native American people, according to the author in the Prologue?

8. How did Nathaniel Saltonstall describe the war in relation to the body, as discussed in Part Two, War, Chapter 3, Habitations of Cruelty?

9. How does the author describe the motivations of the colonists and the Native Americans in the war in the Prologue?

10. How did the loss of property impact the Puritans, as discussed in Part Two, War, Chapter 3, Habitations of Cruelty?

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