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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Language, Chapter 1, Beware of Any Linguist.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1600 the Wampanoag lived primarily in what two states?
(a) Kentucky and Delaware.
(b) Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
(c) New Jersey and New York.
(d) New York and Pennsylvania.

2. What is a domed room dwelling used by certain Native American tribes?
(a) Tipi.
(b) Wigwam.
(c) Shaman.
(d) Totem.

3. John Sassamon's family died during the smallpox epidemic of what year?
(a) 1612.
(b) 1664.
(c) 1652.
(d) 1633.

4. Before Europeans came into contact, most Algonquian settlements lived by what means?
(a) Stealing from other tribes.
(b) Hunting and fishing.
(c) Growing massive gardens.
(d) Growing plantations for cotton.

5. What region was the main site of conflict during King Philip's War?
(a) Northern New England.
(b) Eastern Canada.
(c) Northern Canada.
(d) Southern New England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Eliot emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts, arriving on November 3 of what year?

2. The witnesses who testified against Sassamon's accused killers were Patuckson and who?

3. When was John Eliot born?

4. The three men who were accused as the killers of Sassamon were Mattashunannamo, Tobias, and his son, who was named what?

5. What was the capital city of the Massachusetts Bay colony?

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