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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does "bashaba" mean?
2. On what date did the Narragansetts attack Providence, destroying it?
3. According to the author, the English were particularly brutal when they attacked the Narragansetts' Great Swamp on what date?
4. Passaconaway was believed to have been born between 1550 and when?
5. William Hubbard was the pastor of the Congregational church located where?
Short Essay Questions
1. What theories does the author describe for the murder of John Sassamon in Part One, Language, Chapter 1, Beware of Any Linguist?
2. How is the early life of John Sassamon described in Part One, Language, Chapter 1, Beware of Any Linguist?
3. How does the author describe the Puritans' impression of America and Native Americans upon arriving in Part Two, War, Chapter 3, Habitations of Cruelty?
4. How does the author describe the English identity of the colonists in 1676 in the Prologue of The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity?
5. How does the author describe the evidence surrounding John Sassamon's death in Part One, Language, Chapter 1, Beware of Any Linguist?
6. How was John Sassamon involved in King Philip's War, as discussed in Part One, Language, Chapter 1, Beware of Any Linguist?
7. What motivations and ethics are described of the Indian tribes for the war in Chapter 4, Where is Your O God?
8. What reasons did the Narragansetts give for their attack on Providence, as described in Chapter 4, Where is Your O God?
9. How is Natural Law and Just War theory described in Chapter 4, Where is Your O God?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the role of "powwaws" and ministers in King Philip's War. How did the Puritans and the Native Americans view the religious aspects of the war?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the social culture of the Algonquians and their methods of communication during the war. How were military orders communicated and carried out?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Nathaniel Saltonstall and his "True but Brief Account of our Losses." When and where was Nathaniel Saltonstall born? What was his involvement in the war?
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