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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. Over how many colonists died during King Philip's War?
(a) 500.
(b) 600.
(c) 200.
(d) 800.

2. On what date was Mary Rowlandson ransomed?
(a) July 7, 1677.
(b) May 2, 1675.
(c) March 1, 1677.
(d) June 14, 1675.

3. 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?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Strength.
(c) Piety.
(d) Retribution.

4. According to the author, the colonists took more than how many decades to rebuild what had been destroyed from King Philip's War?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

5. Who were Spanish and Portuguese soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who brought much of the Americas under the control of Spain and Portugal in the 15th to 16th centuries?
(a) Vigilantes.
(b) Conquistadors.
(c) Argonauts.
(d) Crusaders.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Mohawk people call themselves what, which means "people of the place of the flint"?

2. When was the Indian Removal Act signed into law?

3. What was Andrew Jackson nicknamed because of his toughness and aggressive personality?

4. When did Benjamin Church die?

5. Jill Lepore earned a M.A. in history from what university?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Edwin Forrest's portrayal of Metamora received in England? What does the author write of this in Part Four, Memory, Chapter 8, The Curse of Metamora?

2. How does the author describe the symbolism of Metamora in regard to American identity in Part Four, Memory, Chapter 8, The Curse of Metamora?

3. What debate surrounded the fate of Metacom's son, as described in Part Three, Bondage, Chapter 6, A Dangerous Merchandise?

4. Who was Mary Rowlandson? What account did she write of King Philip's War?

5. What view did Bartholomew de Las Casas have regarding Indian slavery, as described in Part Three, Bondage, Chapter 6, A Dangerous Merchandise?

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

7. How does the author describe Mary Rowlandson's perspective of captivity in Part Three, Bondage, Chapter 5, Come Go Along with Us?

8. 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?

9. What does the rock symbolically represent, according to the author in the Epilogue, The Rock?

10. How is Metacom's memorial described in the Epilogue, The Rock? When was it discovered?

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