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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 2, Dangerous Shoals and Roaring Breakers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote a book about the voyage of the Mayflower?
(a) Robert Cushman.
(b) William Bradford.
(c) John Robinson.
(d) William Brewster.

2. What ship did the Pilgrims purchase?
(a) White Angel.
(b) Swallow.
(c) Mayflower.
(d) Speedwell.

3. For how many days had the Mayflower blundered through storms and headwinds before reaching the New World?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 65 days.
(d) 45 days.

4. What area did Jones likely follow as the Mayflower headed south?
(a) The continental shelf.
(b) The shoals.
(c) The Edge.
(d) The breakers.

5. What was Cape Cod known for?
(a) Settlements of Indians.
(b) Dangerous waters.
(c) Large schools of cod fish.
(d) Wooded lands.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did William Bradford marry?

2. What group of investors did Thomas Weston represent?

3. What treacherous area of water did the Mayflower encounter after 1 p.m. as they approached the New World?

4. Who allowed war to happen?

5. Who is the carpenter turned Indian fighter that the author will focus on in the book?

(see the answer key)

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