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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. Who was chosen to act as the new governor?
(a) Brewster.
(b) Bradford.
(c) Carver.
(d) Standish.

2. What was the name of the document signed by the Puritans?
(a) Plymouth Constitution.
(b) Marshall Plan.
(c) Magna Carta.
(d) Mayflower Compact.

3. Which of the following prompted the organization of the documents?
(a) Calculated treachery.
(b) Mutinous speeches.
(c) Fear.
(d) Wisdom.

4. Which of the following men was one of the major players in arranging for the passage to the new location?
(a) Bradford.
(b) Brewster.
(c) Weston.
(d) Carver.

5. What item(s) had been confiscated by the ship's crew?
(a) Water.
(b) Blankets.
(c) Fish.
(d) Beer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was not among the group of people dedicated to taking on the responsibilities?

2. It was common for the punished to be removed of their ____.

3. What was the name given to the outspoken men of faith?

4. The deaths occurred over what time period?

5. What did many of those people do when a new queen took the throne?

Short Essay Questions

1. What gift did Massasoit leave behind for the Pilgrims? What was the purpose? How long did the arrangement last?

2. Explain the change in the monarchy when Queen Elizabeth I took the throne.

3. Explain the new reign of James I and the consequences for the Separatists.

4. What caused the Separatists to leave Amsterdam? Where did the group go?

5. Bradford repeats a passage of the document, one which gives the basis of the new government as well as its aim and goals. What is the passage quoted?

6. Discuss the Narragansett Challenge.

7. What does the text say about the poor, and sometimes fatal, treatment of those that dared to go up against the Church?

8. Explain the role and purpose of the "professors." Also explain their role in the Church of England.

9. Explain the period referred to as "The Starting Time."

10. How did some people justify the torture and murder of the professors? What became of the survivors?

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