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Look at the table of contents from The Iroquois Book of Rites by Horatio Hale.Table of ContentsChapter 1: THE HURON-IROQUOIS NATIONSChapter 2: THE LEAGUE AND ITS FOUNDERSChapter 3: THE BOOK OF RITESChapter 4: THE CONDOLING COUNCIL—CLANS AND CLASSESChapter 5: THE CONDOLENCE AND THE INSTALLATIONChapter 6: THE LAWS OF THE LEAGUEChapter 7: HISTORICAL TRADITIONSChapter 8: THE IROQUOIS CHARACTERChapter 9: THE IROQUOIS POLICYChapter 10: THE IROQUOIS LANGUAGE Which chapter most likely contains information about the rules and regulations of the Iroquois Nation?

A
Chapter 2: THE LEAGUE AND ITS FOUNDERS
B
Chapter 4: THE CONDOLING COUNCIL—CLANS AND CLASSES
C
Chapter 6: THE LAWS OF THE LEAGUE
D
Chapter 7: HISTORICAL TRADITIONS
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What does Of Plymouth Plantation reveal about the determination of both the Pilgrims and the ship's officers and crew to complete the journey to the New World?

A
The Pilgrims wanted to turn back partway through the journey, but the ship's officers insisted that they continue.
B
Both the Pilgrims and the ship's crew considered turning back when the beam broke, but together they decided to continue.
C
Neither the Pilgrims nor the ship's crew ever considered turning back, despite the damage to the ship and the dangers of the journey.
D
The Pilgrims never wavered in their determination to complete the journey, though the ship's crew wanted to turn back when the beam broke.
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What is the central idea of paragraph six of Of Plymouth Plantation?

A
The Pilgrims and Indigenous peoples around Cape Cod were unfriendly toward each other.
B
The ship's captain could not give the Pilgrims all the supplies they wanted because he needed some for the return journey to Europe.
C
The Pilgrims believed that the captain might put them ashore and sail back to Europe if the Pilgrims could not find a safe harbor for the ship.
D
The land was cold, desolate, and dangerous, and the Pilgrims could not rely on the ship or their friends in Europe for survival.
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What is the main idea of paragraph three of Of Plymouth Plantation?

A
A young servant of one of the passengers was the only one to die during the storms.
B
A sailor named John Howland fell overboard but was rescued before he drowned.
C
A sailor who fell overboard was spared by God to become a member of the church.
D
During the journey, the only death of a passenger occurred when the ship drew close to the coast.
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The book Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children, by Mabel Powers, most likely includes

A
an in-depth study of Iroquoian languages.
B
versions of traditional Iroquois myths.
C
a description of the structure of the Iroquois family.
D
details about Iroquois religious traditions.
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To whom would Of Plymouth Plantation be most useful?

A
someone looking for biographical information about author William Bradford
B
someone looking for information about methods of travel during the 1600s
C
someone looking for information about religious persecution in the seventeenth century
D
someone looking for information about how early immigrants traveled to Cape Cod
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What is the central idea of the fourth paragraph of Of Plymouth Plantation?

A
The passengers were extremely joyful to spot land after being at sea for such a long journey.
B
When the sailors and passengers sighted land, they recognized it to be Cape Cod.
C
The ship was unable to sail south to Hudson's River, so it returned to Cape Cod instead.
D
There were dangerous shoals and roaring breakers south of the harbor at Cape Cod.
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What does Of Plymouth Plantation reveal about the Pilgrims' readiness to establish a new colony where they landed?

A
They were prepared to build shelters and to grow food to support themselves comfortably if the ship left before spring.
B
They were not prepared for the harshness of the environment, and they had little food if the ship left before spring.
C
They had enough food to survive the winter without the ship, but no adequate means to protect themselves against the harsh environment.
D
They could easily protect themselves against the harsh environment, but they did not have enough food to survive the winter without the ship.
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What is the most important idea of the second paragraph of Of Plymouth Plantation?

A
The ship encountered good weather and fair sailing at the beginning of its journey.
B
The sailors decided to caulk the decks and upper works of the ship after it was damaged in a storm.
C
The Pilgrims and ship's officers discussed the damage to the ship and decided to continue the voyage.
D
The crew used a large iron screw the passengers had brought from Holland to repair a beam that broke during a storm.
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An article entitled "American Indian Oral Literatures" most likely focuses on

A
the reasons that early Americans recorded stories.
B
literature written in the American colonies during the 1600s.
C
primary source documents written by Indigenous peoples.
D
Indigenous stories passed down through spoken word.

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