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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. In the 1670s the powwaws of many tribes encouraged war in order to do what?
(a) Preserve the Indian way of life.
(b) Appease the gods.
(c) Purify their blood.
(d) Eradicate the colonists.

2. Increase Mather was the youngest of how many brothers?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

3. What has been described as a law whose content is set by nature and is thus universal?
(a) Human Law.
(b) Earth Law.
(c) The Law of Gravity.
(d) Natural Law.

4. What word means "shaman" in the language of the Narragansett?
(a) Tipi.
(b) Powwaw.
(c) Pagoda.
(d) Wigwam.

5. The Eighty Years' War took place when?
(a) 1568-1648.
(b) 1642.-1722.
(c) 1468-1548.
(d) 1668-1748.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Nathaniel Saltonstall born?

2. What region was the main site of conflict during King Philip's War?

3. Increase Mather was a Puritan minister who was involved with the administration of what college?

4. In the Prologue, the author describes King Philip's War as being almost over in what year?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. How does the author describe the spiritual views of the Native Americans regarding the war in Chapter 4, Where is Your O God?

3. How is literacy in the colonies described in Part One, Language, Chapter 2, The Story of It Printed?

4. What reasons did the Narragansetts give for their attack on Providence, as described in Chapter 4, Where is Your O God?

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

6. What does the author remark regarding suffering and writing about the war in Part One, Language, Chapter 2, The Story of It Printed?

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

8. What publication did Nathaniel Saltonstall write of the war? How is it described in Part Two, War, Chapter 3, Habitations of Cruelty?

9. Who was accused of the murder of John Sassamon? How does the author describe Metacom's reaction in Part One, Language, Chapter 1, Beware of Any Linguist?

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

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