Bradford's Account Quiz

Which text structure best describes Bradford’s account of John Howland’s fall overboard?

• Cause‑and‑effect

• Problem‑solution

• Chronological listing

• Compare‑and‑contrast

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What detail shows Bradford’s belief in Providence (divine intervention) during the voyage?

• The passengers ration food fairly

• Howland “pleased God” by catching the halyards

• Seneca’s fear of sailing

• The crew’s seamanship

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Bradford pauses the narrative to reflect on the Pilgrims’ “poor…condition.” What rhetorical purpose does this aside serve?

• To criticize the Mayflower’s captain

• To evoke the reader’s empathy for the settlers

• To describe Native weaponry

• To list supplies they lacked

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Which sentence from the excerpt is an example of chronological sequencing?

• “They made a peace with him (which hath now continued this 24 years)…”

• “But about the 16th of March, a certain Indian came boldly amongst them…”

• “Being thus arrived in a good harbor…”

• “In a word, did all the homely and necessary offices for them…”

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

At the height of the “Starving Time,” how many able‑bodied settlers regularly cared for the sick?

• 12 – 14

• None; everyone was sick

• Six or seven

• About fifty

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

The peace terms with Massasoit can best be labeled what organizational pattern?

• Problem‑solution (mutual protection pact)

• Cause‑and‑effect

• Flashback

• Spatial description

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

How does Bradford characterize Squanto’s role for the colony?

• Merely a translator

• “A special instrument sent of God for their good”

• A rival chief

• A temporary ally who soon betrayed them

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which choice below summarizes Bradford’s comparison between the Pilgrims and Seneca?

• The Pilgrims envied Seneca’s riches

• Seneca enjoyed sailing while the Pilgrims feared it

• Even a Roman philosopher found short sea voyages terrifying, so the Pilgrims’ relief was understandable

• Seneca warned the Pilgrims not to travel by sea

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What evidence in “First Thanksgiving” illustrates a shift from scarcity to abundance?

• The snow continues to fall

• “All the summer there was no want; and now began to come in store of fowl…”

• Squanto’s death

• The return of Massasoit

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Bradford’s inclusion of exact numbers (e.g., “scarce fifty remained”) primarily serves which author’s purpose?

• To dramatize conflict with the crew

• To provide credibility and emphasize the colony’s severe losses

• To criticize English medicine

• To glorify Myles Standish’s military skill

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6