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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. John Sassamon's family died during the smallpox epidemic of what year?

2. In the Great Swamp Fight, it is believed that the militia killed about how many Narragansetts?

3. Who is thought to have mentored John Sassamon?

4. When was John Eliot born?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe the Puritan colonists in America. When were the colonies formed and what relationship did the English have with the Native Americans upon arriving?

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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