The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Jill Lepore
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The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Jill Lepore
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Hugo Grotius born?
(a) 1548.
(b) 1583.
(c) 1489.
(d) 1677.

2. Increase Mather was the youngest of how many brothers?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

3. When was Nathaniel Saltonstall born?
(a) 1652.
(b) 1641.
(c) 1639.
(d) 1677.

4. When was John Eliot born?
(a) 1595.
(b) 1641.
(c) 1604.
(d) 1612.

5. Who was the first Englishman to learn the Algonquian language?
(a) John Sassamon.
(b) William Hubbard.
(c) Increase Mather.
(d) John Eliot.

6. In the 1670s the powwaws of many tribes encouraged war in order to do what?
(a) Eradicate the colonists.
(b) Purify their blood.
(c) Appease the gods.
(d) Preserve the Indian way of life.

7. A Narrative of the Troubles with the Indians was published in what year?
(a) 1677.
(b) 1642.
(c) 1612.
(d) 1676.

8. Where was Nathaniel Saltonstall born?
(a) Cambridge, MA.
(b) New York, NY.
(c) Boston, MA.
(d) Ipswich, MA.

9. Increase Mather was a Puritan minister who was involved with the administration of what college?
(a) Harvard College.
(b) Yale University.
(c) Boston College.
(d) Princeton University.

10. According to the author in Chapter 4, Where is Your O God?, due to their great losses, many New England colonists thought God was punishing them for their failure to do what?
(a) Maintain purity.
(b) Convert the Indians to Christianity.
(c) Kill all of the Indians.
(d) Remain loyal to the Crown.

11. What is the oldest municipality in New England and one of the oldest in the United States?
(a) Boston.
(b) Plymouth.
(c) Jefferson.
(d) Hope Bay.

12. What was the capital city of the Massachusetts Bay colony?
(a) Boston.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Plymouth.
(d) Jamestown.

13. When was Increase Mather born?
(a) 1642.
(b) 1639.
(c) 1612.
(d) 1616.

14. When was Narrative of the Troubles with the Indians published?
(a) 1612.
(b) 1677.
(c) 1688.
(d) 1658.

15. What word means "shaman" in the language of the Narragansett?
(a) Pagoda.
(b) Powwaw.
(c) Wigwam.
(d) Tipi.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Eighty Years' War took place when?

2. 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?

3. What university did John Eliot attend?

4. What is a domed room dwelling used by certain Native American tribes?

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

(see the answer keys)

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