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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 word means "shaman" in the language of the Narragansett?
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 in Chapter 4, Where is Your O God?, due to their great losses, many New England colonists thought God was punishing them for their failure to do what?
4. Who was the first Englishman to learn the Algonquian language?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author describe the Puritans' impression of America and Native Americans upon arriving 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. How did the loss of property impact the Puritans, as discussed in Part Two, War, Chapter 3, Habitations of Cruelty?
4. How does the author describe the competition between Increase Mather and William Hubbard in Part One, Language, Chapter 2, The Story of It Printed?
5. What does the author say regarding literacy as a tool in Part One, Language, Chapter 1, Beware of Any Linguist?
6. How were homes used as a metaphor by Nathaniel Saltonstall, as described in Part Two, War, Chapter 3, Habitations of Cruelty?
7. How does the author describe the spiritual views of the Native Americans regarding the war in Chapter 4, Where is Your O God?
8. How is the early life of John Sassamon described in Part One, Language, Chapter 1, Beware of Any Linguist?
9. When did King Philip's War begin, according to the author in the Prologue? What tribes were involved?
10. How does the author describe the evidence surrounding John Sassamon's death 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 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?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss and analyze the use of metaphor and symbolism in the accounts of King Philip's War. How can the mindset of the Puritans be seen through these metaphors?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the Great Swamp Battle and the attack on Medfield, Massachusetts. How many civilians and soldiers were lost in the battles?
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