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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many people in John Winthrop's company have died since their arrival in New England?
(a) Nearly one half
(b) Nearly all of them
(c) Nearly three fourths
(d) Nearly one third

4. What news does John Winthrop receive after he arrives in New England?
(a) Harry and Bess' child has been born.
(b) Harry has drowned in the Salem River.
(c) Harry has converted to Catholocism.
(d) Harry has been appointed captain of his ship.

5. What does Bess prefer to household chores?
(a) sewing
(b) dancing
(c) singing
(d) gardening

6. Who is the youngest child in the Fones family?
(a) Harry
(b) Jack
(c) Elizabeth
(d) Martha

7. What does Winthrop note about the people who seem to die first?
(a) They are the smaller ones.
(b) They are the ones who yearn most for home.
(c) They are the ones with weak constitutions.
(d) They never really wanted to come on the journey.

8. What is the personality of Anne Fones' mother?
(a) Stern and formal
(b) Happy and boisterous
(c) Pleasant and caring
(d) Sick and tired

9. Why is Anne Hutchinson excommunicated from the church?
(a) She has disgraced her husband in public.
(b) She is accused of being a witch.
(c) She has destroyed her Bible.
(d) She refuses to attend church services.

10. What is the name of John Cotton's sermon?
(a) Doctrine of Grace
(b) Doctrine of Forgiveness
(c) Doctrine of Obedience
(d) Doctrine of the Spirit

11. What was Elizabeth's mother's maiden name?
(a) Anne Groton
(b) Anne Winthrop
(c) Mary Winthrop
(d) Elizabeth Groton

12. What vision has Peyto revealed to Bess?
(a) That Harry will die.
(b) That Harry is unfaithful
(c) That Bess' baby will die.
(d) That Bess will have many children.

13. To what position is John Winthrop elected?
(a) Governor of the Plymouth Bay Company
(b) Governor of Pymouth Plantation
(c) Governor of the Puritan Society
(d) Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Company

14. Who is Anne's brother who still lives at home?
(a) Robert Winthrop
(b) John Winthrop
(c) Harry Winthrop
(d) Thomas Winthrop

15. Who tells Bess about Harry's death?
(a) Sara
(b) Martha
(c) Margaret
(d) Jack

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the Fones children taught about papists?

2. Who does Bess become interested in on the ship's journey to New England?

3. Who is the eldest of the Fones children?

4. What really concerns Edward Howes about what is going on in the Fones household?

5. What possession of Bess' does John Winthrop still have in his possession which Bess wants returned?

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