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) A feast was held in the middle of the town.
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 picture of the London Bridge
B) an umbrella
C) a wooden bed
D) a glass vase

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

A) an old, worn fur cloak
B) a tobacco pipe
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) A secret wedding was to occur.
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 went in the night to warn John Smith with the news.
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 to Nantaquas to ask for advice.

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

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) She had not helped them find any gold.
C) She was an Indian princess.
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 visitor had entered their settlement.
C) A wedding was to take place.
D) The workday was to begin.

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

12. Who did Pocahontas eventually marry?

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

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

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

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) hot and sunny
B) gray and rainy
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) an elephant
B) a horse
C) a cat
D) a pig

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) Princess Isabella and Prince Edward
D) Queen Anne and King James

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) pains in her stomach
B) a broken ankle
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) 42 years old
C) 21 years old
D) 34 years old

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