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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 was the name of the Indian who shot King Philip?
2. Jill Lepore is a professor of American history at what university?
3. Jill Lepore earned a M.A. in history from what university?
4. Which tribe of Native Americans, in the 17th century, inhabited much of what is now Connecticut?
5. To whom did Captain Church give a hand of the deceased King Philip?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did critics say of the play Metamora? Who supported the play as propaganda for Indian Removal?
2. What view did Bartholomew de Las Casas have regarding Indian slavery, as described in Part Three, Bondage, Chapter 6, A Dangerous Merchandise?
3. How does the author describe Mary Rowlandson's perspective of captivity in Part Three, Bondage, Chapter 5, Come Go Along with Us?
4. When were Metacom's wife and child captured? Where does the author say they were taken in Part Three, Bondage, Chapter 6, A Dangerous Merchandise?
5. When was the play Metamora first presented? How was it received?
6. How was Edwin Forrest's portrayal of Metamora received in England? What does the author write of this in Part Four, Memory, Chapter 8, The Curse of Metamora?
7. How is Metacom's memorial described in the Epilogue, The Rock? When was it discovered?
8. How does the author describe cultural revivals among the Indians in Epilogue, The Rock?
9. Who was Mary Rowlandson? What account did she write of King Philip's War?
10. How does the author describe Mary Rowlandson's perspective of identity in Part Three, Bondage, Chapter 5, Come Go Along with Us?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Describe the Great Swamp Battle and the attack on Medfield, Massachusetts. How many civilians and soldiers were lost in the battles?
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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