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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eleven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the ship on which John Winthrop sails to New England?
(a) Amistad
(b) Arbella
(c) Armistice
(d) Antigone

2. How does Bess pass her time at Groton?
(a) She learns needlework and works on many projects.
(b) She has an affinity for outdoor sports.
(c) She becomes interested in gardening.
(d) She mixes medicines and treats the servants and tenants.

3. Who is Jack Winthrop's new wife?
(a) Sara Feakes
(b) Anne Hutchinson
(c) Elizabeth Congreve
(d) Elizabeth Reade

4. Why does the Fones family live in London?
(a) Mr. Fones has an apothecary business in London
(b) Mrs. Fones likes to go to the theater in London
(c) The Fones' think the schools are better in London
(d) Mr. Fones will not leave his home town

5. Why do Bess and Harry require a special marriage license?
(a) Because they are cousins
(b) Because they are underage
(c) Because they are papists
(d) Because they are Episcopalians

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the overriding religious influence in the group deciding to go to the new world?

2. What outrage does Bess commit with the countess?

3. Why do the men want John Winthrop with them when they go to America?

4. Why is the Winthrop family in mourning?

5. What does Bess mix in the apothecary shop for a countess?

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