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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. When was Nathaniel Saltonstall born?

2. What was the capital city of the Massachusetts Bay colony?

3. What university did John Eliot attend?

4. When was Hugo Grotius born?

5. What standard picture of New England during the war, including landscapes of ash, farms destroyed, and bodies without heads did Nathaniel Saltonstall write?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the actions of the English impact the Native American people, according to the author in the Prologue?

2. What does the author remark regarding suffering and writing about the war in Part One, Language, Chapter 2, The Story of It Printed?

3. 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?

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

5. What theories does the author describe for the murder of John Sassamon in Part One, Language, Chapter 1, Beware of Any Linguist?

6. What does the author say regarding literacy as a tool in Part One, Language, Chapter 1, Beware of Any Linguist?

7. In what regard is John Pynchon discussed in Part One, Language, Chapter 2, The Story of It Printed?

8. What motivations and ethics are described of the Indian tribes for the war in Chapter 4, Where is Your O God?

9. 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?

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

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 2

Describe the different theories of John Sassamon's murder. Who had the greatest motivation to murder Sassamon? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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

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