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

2. How many houses in Medfield, Massachusetts, were destroyed by Native Americans during King Philip's War in 1675?
(a) 27.
(b) 32.
(c) 40.
(d) 25.

3. Who wrote Narrative of the Troubles with the Indians?
(a) John Sassamon.
(b) William Hubbard.
(c) John Alderman.
(d) Increase Mather.

4. What university did John Eliot attend?
(a) Oxford College.
(b) Yale University.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) Jesus College, Cambridge.

5. According to the author, the colonists thought the powwaws received their orders from whom?
(a) Jesus.
(b) The Devil.
(c) God.
(d) Mohammad.

Short Answer Questions

1. Passaconaway was believed to have been born between 1550 and when?

2. What does "bashaba" mean?

3. According to the author, many colonists found it hard to write about the war, such as what individual who felt totally devastated by his experience of the burning of Springfield?

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

5. Metacomet was a war chief or sachem of what Indian tribe?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did King Philip's War begin, according to the author in the Prologue? What tribes were involved?

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

3. How is the early life of John Sassamon described in Part One, Language, Chapter 1, Beware of Any Linguist?

4. 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?

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

6. What was problematic for the Puritans in their plight to maintain a civil identity, as discussed in the Prologue?

7. 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?

8. How were homes used as a metaphor by Nathaniel Saltonstall, as described in Part Two, War, Chapter 3, Habitations of Cruelty?

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

10. What does the author say regarding literacy as a tool in Part One, Language, Chapter 1, Beware of Any Linguist?

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