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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. William Hubbard was the pastor of the Congregational church located where?
2. What has been described as a law whose content is set by nature and is thus universal?
3. When was Increase Mather born?
4. Who was the first Englishman to learn the Algonquian language?
5. At what age did Hugo Grotius publish his first book?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what regard is John Pynchon discussed in Part One, Language, Chapter 2, The Story of It Printed?
2. What theories does the author describe for the murder of John Sassamon in Part One, Language, Chapter 1, Beware of Any Linguist?
3. Who was accused of the murder of John Sassamon? How does the author describe Metacom's reaction in Part One, Language, Chapter 1, Beware of Any Linguist?
4. How does the author describe the Puritans' impression of America and Native Americans upon arriving in Part Two, War, Chapter 3, Habitations of Cruelty?
5. How did Nathaniel Saltonstall describe the war in relation to the body, as discussed in Part Two, War, Chapter 3, Habitations of Cruelty?
6. How does the author describe the competition between Increase Mather and William Hubbard in Part One, Language, Chapter 2, The Story of It Printed?
7. When did King Philip's War begin, according to the author in the Prologue? What tribes were involved?
8. How does the author relate King Philip's War to a holy war in Chapter 4, Where is Your O God?
9. What did the author write of the changing Puritan population and identity in the 1630s and 1640s in the Prologue?
10. How does the author describe the motivations of the colonists and the Native Americans in the war in the Prologue?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the Great Swamp Battle and the attack on Medfield, Massachusetts. How many civilians and soldiers were lost in the battles?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of literacy in The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity. How was literacy used as a tool for the powerful throughout history?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of identity in The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity. How does the author introduce this theme in the Prologue and what does she intend to prove in the book?
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