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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. Which is not mentioned as a form of torture?
(a) Starvation.
(b) The rack.
(c) Dismemberment.
(d) Death.

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

3. What word is used to describe the character of William Brewster?
(a) Slippery.
(b) Unimpeachable.
(c) Scrupulous.
(d) Questionable.

4. The settlers were typically split into two groups, the farmers and the ______.
(a) Peacekeepers.
(b) Adventurers.
(c) Builders.
(d) Politicians.

5. The group decided to leave the city and relocate to which area?
(a) Delft.
(b) Leyden.
(c) Amsterdam.
(d) Rotterdam.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "seceded" mean?

2. Bradford discusses the events that happened before the ship landed at which location?

3. The queen assigned some of the repatriated people to positions in the ____.

4. Many people fled during the queen's rule and established themselves in which area?

5. Which holiday has not been affected by the adoption of the traditions?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Church attempt to cater to the "heathens?"

2. Discuss the first meeting between the Pilgrims and the Indians. Who were the first to make contact?

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

4. What was the purpose and the context of the pact made between Massasoit and the Pilgrims?

5. Discuss the Narragansett Challenge.

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

7. Bradford quotes Socrates in regards to the treatment of the professors. What does Bradford say?

8. Discuss when the Separatists moved to Holland and what they found upon their arrival in Amsterdam.

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

10. 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?

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