Pocahontas and the Strangers 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 suprise festival was taking place.
D) A secret wedding was to occur.

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 attacked by a bear.
C) He had been given a new job as Governor in France.
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 beaded hair comb
B) a copper kettle
C) a silver chain
D) a gold mirror

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 was an Indian princess.
C) She had not helped them find any gold.
D) They were angry at her for her kindness only to John Smith.

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

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

10. What new English name was Pocahontas given?

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

11. What gift was she given by John Rolfe?

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

12. Who did Pocahontas eventually marry?

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) bright and snowy
B) gray and rainy
C) humid and dry
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) an elephant
C) a horse
D) a cat

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

A) Lady Elizabeth and Lord Earl
B) Duchess Maria and Duke Malcolm
C) Queen Anne and King James
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) went to him and hugged him
D) ran to her bedroom

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

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

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

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