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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. Who is credited with the founding of Medfield, Massachusetts?
(a) William Hubbard.
(b) Rev. Ralph Wheelock.
(c) Richard Callicot.
(d) John Alderman.

2. What, according to the author, is in many ways a simple tool and is often controlled by the powerful, because it can be used to change minds?
(a) Mythology.
(b) Voting rights.
(c) Religion.
(d) Literacy.

3. On what date did the Narragansetts attack Providence, destroying it?
(a) November 14, 1676.
(b) September 12, 1568.
(c) March 29, 1676.
(d) December 10, 1675.

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

5. Passaconaway was believed to have been born between 1550 and when?
(a) 1570.
(b) 1677.
(c) 1679.
(d) 1548.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word means "shaman" in the language of the Narragansett?

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

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

4. William Hubbard was the pastor of the Congregational church located where?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. What theories does the author describe for the murder of John Sassamon in Part One, Language, Chapter 1, Beware of Any Linguist?

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

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

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

8. How does the author describe the Puritans' impression of America and Native Americans upon arriving in Part Two, War, Chapter 3, Habitations of Cruelty?

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

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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