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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. Where was John Sassamon born?

2. What does the author say represented filth and chaos to the Puritans in Chapter 4, Where is Your O God?

3. According to the author, the colonists thought the powwaws received their orders from whom?

4. When did Nathaniel Saltonstall die?

5. In the 1670s the powwaws of many tribes encouraged war in order to do what?

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 does the author relate King Philip's War to a holy war in Chapter 4, Where is Your O God?

3. Where were most of the accounts of the war published, according to the author in Part One, Language, Chapter 2, The Story of It Printed? How are the accounts described?

4. How was John Sassamon involved in King Philip's War, as discussed in Part One, Language, Chapter 1, Beware of Any Linguist?

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

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

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. What did the author write of the changing Puritan population and identity in the 1630s and 1640s in the Prologue?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the perception of King Philip's War from the English colonists who were not immediately involved in the conflict. How did colonists learn of the battles and events?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the life and work of Hugo Grotius. What were major influences in Grotius's theories and philosophies?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the murder of John Sassamon and the subsequent trial of Mattashunannamo, Tobias, and Wampapaquan. How did this event contribute to the beginning of King Philip's War?

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