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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has happened to many of the Indians in the area?
(a) They are planting food indigenous to Europe.
(b) They are learning the white man's ways.
(c) They are almost wiped out due to illness.
(d) They are learning to speak English.

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

3. Bess gives birth to another daughter and names her _____________.
(a) Sara
(b) Hannah
(c) Margaret
(d) Anne

4. Who does John Winthrop's daughter, Mary, marry, much to his chagrin?
(a) His ship's captain, Samuel Dudley
(b) His adversary, Samuel Dudley
(c) His best friend, Samuel Dudley
(d) His spiritual mentor, Samuel Dudley

5. Who does Harry bring with him to dinner?
(a) His fiance, Sara
(b) His best friend, Robert
(c) His Egyptian servant, Peyto
(d) His servant, Samuel

6. What outrage does Bess commit with the countess?
(a) She calls the countess a name.
(b) She asks the countess for payment.
(c) She steps on the countess' gown.
(d) She spills ink on the countess gown.

7. Why is Bess going to travel to Ipswich?
(a) To shop at a different village
(b) To take Bibles to the village
(c) To take care of Martha who is pregnant
(d) To speak to the church elders

8. With whom has John Winthrop arranged a marriage for Bess?
(a) Robert Feake
(b) William Congreve
(c) William Falter
(d) Robert Seaford

9. Bess gives birth to a girl and names her _____________________________.
(a) Martha Jacqueline (Jacquie)
(b) Madeline Justine (Maddie)
(c) Martha Johanna (Joan)
(d) Marie Joanne (Joann)

10. Who is Bess' stepmother?
(a) Prudence
(b) Priscilla
(c) Patricia
(d) Pamela

11. Who does Bess become interested in on the ship's journey to New England?
(a) William Congreve
(b) Will Hallett
(c) Walter Dyer
(d) Warner Seaford

12. What prompts the Bay Colony to prepare for war?
(a) Indian sightings in Ipswich
(b) Rumors of an uprising of the Puritans
(c) Letters from Providence and Connecticut warning of Indian massacres
(d) Indian attacks in Boston

13. What happens when John Winthrop's iron-fisted style of leadership creates huge opposition in the colony?
(a) Winthrop gets even more determined to rule his own way.
(b) Winthrop must speak with the church elders on a regular basis.
(c) Winthrop is ousted from office.
(d) Winthrop decides to go back to England.

14. Who is the eldest of the Fones children?
(a) Jack
(b) Martha
(c) Elizabeth
(d) Harry

15. What other name does Elizabeth use for herself?
(a) Liz
(b) Lissa
(c) Bess
(d) Lizbeth

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Anne's brother who still lives at home?

2. Who is the friendly Indian the ship's passengers meet in Boston?

3. Why do Jack and Bess need a special license to get married?

4. What are the Fones children taught about papists?

5. What personal information does Bess give to Jack?

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