Pocahontas and the Strangers 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 beaded hair comb
D) a gold mirror

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

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

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

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

10. What new English name was Pocahontas given?

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

11. What gift was she given by John Rolfe?

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

12. Who did Pocahontas eventually marry?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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) an ache in her side
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) 59 years old
B) 21 years old
C) 42 years old
D) 34 years old

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