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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four, Memory, Chapter 7, That Blasphemous Leviathan.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was John Sassamon born?
(a) Near current New York, NY.
(b) Near current Boston, MA.
(c) Near current Canton, MA.
(d) Near current Washington, D.C.

2. For how much money was Mary Rowlandson ransomed?
(a) 10 pounds.
(b) 20 pounds.
(c) 40 pounds.
(d) 30 pounds.

3. Which tribe of Native Americans, in the 17th century, inhabited much of what is now Connecticut?
(a) The Ouachita people.
(b) The Blackfoot people.
(c) The Cherokee people.
(d) The Pequot people.

4. When did Mary Rowlandson die?
(a) 1612.
(b) 1711.
(c) 1568.
(d) 1742.

5. When did Bartholomew de Las Casas die?
(a) 1602.
(b) 1598.
(c) 1566.
(d) 1548.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mary Rowlandson wrote from a fully Christian perspective and believed that being held captive was a special brand of affliction that served to increase what?

2. What was from 1351 a penalty in England for men convicted of high treason, although the ritual was first recorded during the reigns of King Henry III and his successor, Edward I?

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

4. Medfield, Massachusetts, was first settled in what year?

5. Passaconaway is a name which translates to what in English?

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