Pocahontas and the Strangers 2

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

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

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

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

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

A) a tobacco pipe
B) a deer skin blanket
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) A secret wedding was to occur.
B) Winter was coming.
C) A suprise festival was taking place.
D) War was to begin.

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 to Nantaquas to ask for advice.
C) She went in the night to warn John Smith with the news.
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 given a new job as Governor in France.
B) He had been attacked by a bear.
C) He had been taken away to a nearby village.
D) He had been killed in a gun explosion.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What new English name was Pocahontas given?

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

11. What gift was she given by John Rolfe?

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

12. Who did Pocahontas eventually marry?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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