Anne Hutchinson - Quiz
Anne Hutchinson
  • 1. On what date did Anne Hutchinson's civil trial begin?
A) 7 November 1637
B) 7 November 1636
C) 5 November 1638
D) 10 October 1637
  • 2. Who presided over Hutchinson's trial?
A) Winthrop
B) Dudley
C) Wheelwright
D) LaPlante
  • 3. What was the primary charge brought against Hutchinson regarding the ministers?
A) Traducing the ministers
B) Replacing the ministers
C) Ignoring the ministers
D) Assaulting the ministers
  • 4. What did the court claim Hutchinson did to the peace of the commonwealth?
A) Troubled the peace
B) Protected the peace
C) Ignored the peace
D) Restored the peace
  • 5. Why did the court find it difficult to charge Hutchinson initially?
A) The court lacked jurisdiction
B) She confessed to everything
C) She never spoke her opinions in public
D) She had no legal representation
  • 6. What was the role of Deputy governor Thomas Dudley in the trial?
A) He served as the jury foreman
B) He assisted the prosecution
C) He defended Hutchinson
D) He recorded the minutes
  • 7. How many ministers presented written versions of the October conference to the court?
A) Ten
B) Six
C) Two
D) Four
  • 8. Which Bible verse did Hutchinson cite during her private meetings?
A) Genesis 1:1
B) Psalms 23:1
C) Proverbs 29:25
D) Matthew 5:5
  • 9. What was Hutchinson's defense regarding her disparaging remarks?
A) She spoke reluctantly and in private
B) She never made any remarks
C) The ministers misquoted her
D) She was coerced by others
  • 10. How does biographer Eve LaPlante explain Hutchinson's confidence during the trial?
A) Her legal training
B) The support of her family
C) Intimacy she felt with God
D) Her wealth and social status
  • 11. What was the court's reaction to Hutchinson's distinction between public and private statements?
A) They dismissed the charge
B) They asked for more evidence
C) They were not interested
D) They agreed with her
  • 12. What did the prosecution use as evidence for Hutchinson's disparaging remarks?
A) Testimony from her neighbors
B) Letters she wrote
C) A public pamphlet
D) The October meeting
  • 13. Who had already been banished before Hutchinson's trial began?
A) Winthrop
B) Dudley
C) LaPlante
D) Wheelwright
  • 14. What is the meaning of 'traducing' as used in the text?
A) Defending
B) Slandering
C) Promoting
D) Supporting
  • 15. How did Hutchinson perform on the first day of the trial?
A) She was removed from court
B) She was silenced immediately
C) She admitted defeat
D) She held her own
  • 16. At what age did Anne Marbury marry William Hutchinson?
A) 25
B) 21
C) 18
D) 27
  • 17. What was William Hutchinson's profession?
A) Ship captain
B) Minister
C) Fabric merchant
D) Tutor
  • 18. In which church were Anne and William Hutchinson married?
A) Alford Parish Church
B) St Mary Woolnoth Church
C) St Botolph's Church
D) Emmanuel College Chapel
  • 19. Where did John Cotton serve as a minister?
A) Emmanuel College
B) St Mary Woolnoth Church
C) Bilsby Church
D) St Botolph's Church
  • 20. What was John Cotton's age when he was installed at Boston?
A) 21
B) 43
C) 48
D) 27
  • 21. What was John Cotton's previous role before becoming a minister in Boston?
A) Tutor at Emmanuel College
B) Fabric merchant
C) Ship captain
D) Bishoph of England
  • 22. What was the core of John Cotton's theology that attracted Anne Hutchinson?
A) The authority of bishops
B) The necessity of ceremonies
C) Strict adherence to works
D) Absolute grace
  • 23. What were the gatherings called where people discussed scripture and sermon repetitions?
A) Conventicles
B) Synods
C) Guilds
D) Parish councils
  • 24. Who led the campaign to suppress Puritan practices in 1633?
A) William Hutchinson
B) John Cotton
C) Archbishop William Laud
D) John Wheelwright
  • 25. What was the name of the ship John Cotton took to New England?
A) Griffin
B) Mayflower
C) Speedwell
D) Arabella
  • 26. What was the name given to John Cotton's child born at sea?
A) John
B) Edward
C) Seaborn
D) William
  • 27. How old was Anne Hutchinson when she sailed for New England in 1634?
A) 27
B) 48
C) 43
D) 21
  • 28. How many children did Anne Hutchinson bring with her on the Griffin in 1634?
A) Eleven
B) One
C) Ten
D) Fourteen
  • 29. What was Anne Hutchinson's maiden name?
A) Hutchinson
B) Dryden
C) Moore
D) Marbury
  • 30. In which English town was Anne Hutchinson born?
A) London
B) Alford
C) Northampton
D) Lincolnshire
  • 31. On what date was Anne Hutchinson baptised?
A) 20 July 1591
B) 20 July 1611
C) 20 July 1605
D) 20 July 1585
  • 32. What was the profession of Anne's father, Francis Marbury?
A) Schoolmaster
B) Lawyer
C) Playwright
D) Anglican cleric
  • 33. For what conviction was Francis Marbury imprisoned in Marshalsea Prison?
A) Heresy
B) Treason
C) Theft
D) Sedition
  • 34. How long did Francis Marbury spend in Marshalsea Prison?
A) Five years
B) Ten years
C) One year
D) Two years
  • 35. Where did Francis Marbury teach starting in 1585?
A) St Martin Vintry
B) Alford Free Grammar School
C) London Grammar Academy
D) St Margaret School
  • 36. Who was the mother of Anne Hutchinson?
A) Elizabeth Moore
B) Anne Dryden
C) Mary Dryden
D) Bridget Dryden
  • 37. How many children were born to the marriage of Francis Marbury and Bridget Dryden?
A) 12
B) 7
C) 15
D) 3
  • 38. At what age did Francis Marbury die?
A) 60
B) 55
C) 45
D) 50
  • 39. How old was Anne when her father died?
A) 19
B) 21
C) 25
D) 15
  • 40. What was the name of the controversy in which Anne Hutchinson was a participant?
A) Massachusetts Schism
B) Great Awakening
C) Antinomian Controversy
D) Puritan Reform Movement
  • 41. In what year did the Hutchinsons emigrate to New England?
A) 1634
B) 1636
C) 1633
D) 1638
  • 42. Who was the young governor that attended Hutchinson's meetings?
A) John Cotton
B) Henry Vane the Younger
C) John Winthrop
D) Roger Williams
  • 43. Where did Hutchinson and her supporters establish a new settlement?
A) Portsmouth, Rhode Island
B) Alford, Lincolnshire
C) Boston, Massachusetts
D) New Netherland
  • 44. Who encouraged Hutchinson and her followers to settle in Rhode Island?
A) Henry Vane
B) John Cotton
C) Roger Williams
D) Francis Marbury
  • 45. How did Anne Hutchinson die?
A) Killed by Native Americans
B) Died in a shipwreck
C) Died of natural causes
D) Executed by the Massachusetts colony
  • 46. Which of Anne's children was spared during the attack by the Siwanoy?
A) John
B) Susanna
C) Mary
D) William
  • 47. What is the name of the war during which Hutchinson was killed?
A) King Philip's War
B) Kieft's War
C) The American Revolutionary War
D) The Pequot War
  • 48. Who called Anne Hutchinson 'the most famous—or infamous—English woman in colonial American history'?
A) Henry Vane
B) Roger Williams
C) John Cotton
D) Michael Winship
  • 49. What business was William Hutchinson successful in?
A) Fishing
B) Shipbuilding
C) Agriculture
D) Mercantile
  • 50. What public position did William Hutchinson hold?
A) Town selectman
B) Governor
C) Minister
D) Judge
  • 51. What was Anne Hutchinson's active role in the community?
A) Merchant
B) Midwife
C) Teacher
D) Nurse
  • 52. Who was the minister of the First Church in Boston?
A) Vane
B) Hubbard
C) Winthrop
D) Cotton
  • 53. How many people did Anne Hutchinson host at her weekly meetings at their peak?
A) 60 or more
B) 100 or more
C) 10 to 20
D) 5 to 10
  • 54. What did Hutchinson stress was required for election by God?
A) Good works
B) Church attendance
C) Financial donations
D) An intuition of the Spirit
  • 55. What biblical book did Hutchinson quote to defend her instruction of women?
A) Titus
B) Genesis
C) Psalms
D) Revelation
  • 56. What was the result of the Hutchinson family's land acquisition at Mount Wollaston?
A) 50 acres
B) 600 acres
C) 100 acres
D) 1,000 acres
  • 57. Which minister doubted Anne Hutchinson's orthodoxy after traveling with her on a ship?
A) John Cotton
B) John Wilson
C) John Wheelwright
D) Zechariah Symmes
  • 58. How long was Hutchinson's church membership delayed due to the pastoral examination?
A) A week
B) Three days
C) A month
D) A year
  • 59. Which town was Thomas Shepard the minister of?
A) Newtown
B) Mount Wollaston
C) Lincolnshire
D) Boston
  • 60. Where did John Wheelwright begin preaching his criticisms of the covenant of works?
A) Mount Wollaston
B) Newtown
C) Boston meetinghouse
D) England
  • 61. What was the second dangerous error attributed to Hutchinson in Winthrop's journal?
A) No sanctification can help to evidence to us our justification
B) God's will is not inevitable
C) The minister must be chosen by the congregation
D) The Holy Ghost does not dwell in the justified
  • 62. How long was Wheelwright given to leave the colony after his sentence?
A) 30 days
B) 14 days
C) 24 hours
D) One year
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