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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Language, Chapter 2, The Story of It Printed.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The most standard narratives of King Philip's War were published where, according to the author in Part One, Language, Chapter 2, The Story of It Printed?
(a) New York.
(b) Dublin.
(c) London.
(d) Boston.

2. What was the name of the Algonquian language?
(a) Mohegan.
(b) Ouachitan.
(c) Nanatuncket.
(d) Massachusett.

3. What were the villages of Christian Indians called?
(a) White towns.
(b) Praying towns.
(c) Red towns.
(d) Bible towns.

4. When was A Brief History of the War with the Indians in New-England published?
(a) 1677.
(b) 1612.
(c) 1642.
(d) 1676.

5. What, according to the author, is in many ways a simple tool and is often controlled by the powerful, because it can be used to change minds?
(a) Literacy.
(b) Religion.
(c) Voting rights.
(d) Mythology.

Short Answer Questions

1. It is very likely that John Sassamon was adopted or indentured to the family of whom?

2. Who was fiercely competitive with William Hubbard and even campaigned to discredit Hubbard's account of the war?

3. Before Europeans came into contact, most Algonquian settlements lived by what means?

4. Where was John Sassamon born?

5. The sachem Metacomet was also known by what name?

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