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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. In the Prologue, the author describes King Philip's War as being almost over in what year?
(a) 1676.
(b) 1675.
(c) 1616.
(d) 1648.

2. William Hubbard was the pastor of the Congregational church located where?
(a) Boston, MA.
(b) Salem, MA.
(c) Ipswich, MA.
(d) New York, NY.

3. How many mills in Medfield, Massachusetts, were destroyed by Native Americans during King Philip's War in 1675?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

4. John Eliot's efforts as a missionary earned him what nickname?
(a) "Saint Eliot".
(b) "The Indian apostle".
(c) "The Christian apostle".
(d) "The White apostle".

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The colonists lost about how many men in the Great Swamp Fight?

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

4. Where was William Hubbard born?

5. When was Metacomet born?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the competition between Increase Mather and William Hubbard in Part One, Language, Chapter 2, The Story of It Printed?

2. What motivations and ethics are described of the Indian tribes for the war in Chapter 4, Where is Your O God?

3. How did the loss of property impact the Puritans, as discussed in Part Two, War, Chapter 3, Habitations of Cruelty?

4. How does the author describe the spiritual views of the Native Americans regarding the war in Chapter 4, Where is Your O God?

5. How is Natural Law and Just War theory described in Chapter 4, Where is Your O God?

6. In what regard is John Pynchon discussed in Part One, Language, Chapter 2, The Story of It Printed?

7. When did King Philip's War begin, according to the author in the Prologue? What tribes were involved?

8. How did Nathaniel Saltonstall describe the war in relation to the body, as discussed in Part Two, War, Chapter 3, Habitations of Cruelty?

9. Where were most of the accounts of the war published, according to the author in Part One, Language, Chapter 2, The Story of It Printed? How are the accounts described?

10. How does the author describe the portrayal of Native Americans among the colonists in Part Two, War, Chapter 3, Habitations of Cruelty?

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