Pocahontas and the Strangers 2

1. What tradition normally took place when a king was crowned?

A) Guns were fired.
B) A feast was held in the middle of the town.
C) A song was sung by the people.
D) People did not work on that day.

2. What was one of the gifts that Captain Newport gave to Chief Powhatan?

A) an umbrella
B) a picture of the London Bridge
C) a glass vase
D) a wooden bed

3. What gift did Chief Powhatan give to Captain Newport?

A) a deer skin blanket
B) a tobacco pipe
C) a shell necklace
D) an old, worn fur cloak

4. What did it mean when women and children went to the "hiding place"?

A) Winter was coming.
B) War was to begin.
C) A secret wedding was to occur.
D) A suprise festival was taking place.

5. What did Pocahontas do once she overheard that her father was planning to kill John Smith?

A) She and Hapsis planned to rescue him.
B) She went in the night to warn John Smith with the news.
C) She went to Nantaquas to ask for advice.
D) She cried and asked her father to let her and John Smith get married.

6. What news did Tom Savage bring Pocahontas about John Smith?

A) He had been taken away to a nearby village.
B) He had been killed in a gun explosion.
C) He had been attacked by a bear.
D) He had been given a new job as Governor in France.

7. What item did Tassana probably get from Captain Argall for persuading Pocahontas to go on board the ship?

A) a silver chain
B) a copper kettle
C) a gold mirror
D) a beaded hair comb

8. Why was Pocahontas taken as a prisoner by Captain Argall?

A) They were angry at her for her kindness only to John Smith.
B) The English wanted to get back their men and guns that had been stolen by the natives.
C) She was an Indian princess.
D) She had not helped them find any gold.

9. What did it mean to everyone when they heard the bells ringing?

A) A wedding was to take place.
B) It was time for church.
C) The workday was to begin.
D) A visitor had entered their settlement.

10. What new English name was Pocahontas given?

A) Emma
B) Elizabeth
C) Rebecca
D) Mary

11. What gift was she given by John Rolfe?

A) a music box
B) copper earrings
C) a shell necklace
D) a wooden chain

12. Who did Pocahontas eventually marry?

A) John Smith
B) Captain Newport
C) Governor Gates
D) John Rolfe

13. What crop was planted by John Rolfe that the English had not tried to grow before?

A) wheat
B) tobacco
C) barley
D) rice

14. What was the name given to Pocahontas's baby?

A) Robert
B) Benjamin
C) William
D) Thomas

15. What was the weather quite often like in London?

A) gray and rainy
B) humid and dry
C) bright and snowy
D) hot and sunny

16. What animal did Pocahontas's son see and pretend to be that caused such great excitement?

A) a pig
B) a cat
C) an elephant
D) a horse

17. What royalty did Pocahontas meet when she went to the palace?

A) Queen Anne and King James
B) Duchess Maria and Duke Malcolm
C) Lady Elizabeth and Lord Earl
D) Princess Isabella and Prince Edward

18. What did Pocahontas do when John Smith came to see her?

A) smiled brightly and laughed with excitement
B) invited him in for tea
C) ran to her bedroom
D) went to him and hugged him

19. Pocahontas became very sick. Which of the following symptoms did she have with her illness?

A) a broken ankle
B) pains in her stomach
C) a high fever
D) an ache in her side

20. If the English came to her village in 1607 and she had seen eleven summers, how old was Pocahontas when she died if the New Year was 1617?

A) 59 years old
B) 42 years old
C) 21 years old
D) 34 years old

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