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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the Pilgrims decide not to settle at Cold Harbor?
(a) There was no source of fresh water.
(b) It was too cold.
(c) The harbor was too shallow.
(d) There was not enough shelter.

2. What was the first building built by the Pilgrims?
(a) A common house.
(b) A fort.
(c) A storehouse.
(d) A single family home.

3. What was the biggest problem with the arrival of another ship in November of 1621?
(a) Sleeping quarters.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Food.
(d) Ammunition.

4. What Italian explorer had come to Narragansett Bay as early as 1524?
(a) Verrazano.
(b) Castiglione.
(c) Vespucci.
(d) Caboto.

5. Who led the author to write about the Pilgrims?
(a) William Bradford.
(b) Philip.
(c) Benjamin Church.
(d) Massassoit.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much was the cargo worth that the Pilgrims sent back on the Fortune?

2. Who was the Nauset sachem?

3. Who was the Mayflower's governor?

4. What was the name of the Pilgrims' first Indian visitor?

5. What was the name of an ominous Pokanokets spirit of darkness?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the master of the Speedwell work against the Pilgrims?

2. What happened to the ship, the Fortune?

3. What one clue did Bradford leave that might indicate how he felt about the death of his wife?

4. Describe how an Indian named Epenow persuaded his English abductors to return him to the New World.

5. Why did the Pilgrims decide to build a wall around their community?

6. Why did the future site of Pymouth Plantation come do well recommended?

7. What food did the passengers find on shore?

8. How did Weston betray the Pilgrims?

9. Why were the Pokanokets in a desperate struggle to maintain their existence as a people?

10. What did Samoset tell the Pilgrims about the Indians who had lived in the area previously?

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