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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. When was Bartholomew de Las Casas born?
(a) 1515.
(b) 1484.
(c) 1425.
(d) 1495.

2. How old was Metacomet's son when he was kidnapped?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 9.
(d) 5.

3. The money that ransomed Mary Rowlandson was paid by whom?
(a) John Hoar.
(b) Joshua Tift.
(c)
(d) James Printer.

4. When did Mary Rowlandson's family move to Lancaster, Massachusetts?
(a) 1648.
(b) 1653.
(c) 1642.
(d) 1612.

5. The majority of the dead Native Americans and many of the colonials during the war died as the result of what?
(a) Disease.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Hanging.
(d) Fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Over how many colonists died during King Philip's War?

2. When was Mary Rowlandson born?

3. Where were Metacomet's wife and son sent after they had been captured?

4. The rock on the shore of Mount Hope Bay was etched before what year, according to the author in the Epilogue?

5. When did Edwin Forrest die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What American actor gained fame for his portrayal of Metacom in Metamora? How is he described in Part Four, Memory, Chapter 8, The Curse of Metamora?

2. What issues did the colonists have with distinguishing captured Indians, as discussed in Part Three, Bondage, Chapter 6, A Dangerous Merchandise?

3. When was the play Metamora first presented? How was it received?

4. What does the author conclude regarding American identity in the Epilogue, The Rock?

5. What was represented by the appearance of King Philip's head in Plymouth, as discussed in Part Four, Memory, Chapter 7, That Blasphemous Leviathan?

6. How is the aftermath of the war described amongst the colonists in Part Four, Memory, Chapter 7, That Blasphemous Leviathan?

7. How is the Indian slave trade described in Part Three, Bondage, Chapter 6, A Dangerous Merchandise?

8. Who was Joshue Tift? What experience did he have in captivity, as discussed in Part Three, Bondage, Chapter 5, Come Go Along with Us?

9. What argument did John Eliot make against Indian slavery, as discussed in Part Three, Bondage, Chapter 6, A Dangerous Merchandise?

10. When were Metacom's wife and child captured? Where does the author say they were taken in Part Three, Bondage, Chapter 6, A Dangerous Merchandise?

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