The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity Test | Final Test - Hard

Jill Lepore
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 124 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity Test | Final Test - Hard

Jill Lepore
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 124 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Which President of the United States was Andrew Jackson?

2. How many children of Mary Rowlandson's were among the hostages taken by Native Americans?

3. What book did Jill Lepore publish in 2002?

4. When did Andrew Jackson die?

5. What tribe was Mary Rowlandson kidnapped by?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

6. How is the relationship between the Indians and the colonists described in 1681 in Part Four, Memory, Chapter 7, That Blasphemous Leviathan?

7. What theories does the author describe for James Printer's captivity in Part Three, Bondage, Chapter 5, Come Go Along with Us?

8. What does the author write regarding the legend of King Philip and our perception of him through the eyes of history?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the social culture of the Algonquians and their methods of communication during the war. How were military orders communicated and carried out?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of "powwaws" and ministers in King Philip's War. How did the Puritans and the Native Americans view the religious aspects of the war?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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