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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word means "shaman" in the language of the Narragansett?

2. Passaconaway was believed to have been born between 1550 and when?

3. In the Great Swamp Fight, it is believed that the militia killed about how many Narragansetts?

4. Metacomet was a war chief or sachem of what Indian tribe?

5. Where was Nathaniel Saltonstall born?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What theories does the author describe for the murder of John Sassamon in Part One, Language, Chapter 1, Beware of Any Linguist?

3. What does the author remark regarding suffering and writing about the war in Part One, Language, Chapter 2, The Story of It Printed?

4. What did the colonists believe of the Indian powwaws? How did this shape their view of the war, as discussed in Chapter 4, Where is Your O God?

5. What was problematic for the Puritans in their plight to maintain a civil identity, as discussed in the Prologue?

6. How did the actions of the English impact the Native American people, according to the author in the Prologue?

7. Who was accused of the murder of John Sassamon? How does the author describe Metacom's reaction in Part One, Language, Chapter 1, Beware of Any Linguist?

8. How is literacy in the colonies described in Part One, Language, Chapter 2, The Story of It Printed?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and analyze the use of metaphor and symbolism in the accounts of King Philip's War. How can the mindset of the Puritans be seen through these metaphors?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Puritan colonists in America. When were the colonies formed and what relationship did the English have with the Native Americans upon arriving?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the English colonial identity and the correlation between that identity and land. How does the author relate these concepts metaphorically?

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