Chapter 2

Quiz for Chapter Two Thinking Like a Historian: Who Was Pocahontas?

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Question 1

What does John Smith suggest in source 1 about why Powhatan allowed him to live?A. Powhatan did not want to kill Pocahontas.
B. He never intended to kill Smith at all.
C. Powhatan realized that Smith could provide guns for his people.
D. He was influenced by Pocahontas’s desire to save Smith.

Question 2

What does source 2 suggest about the power relations that existed among Powhatan’s people?A. The society was very egalitarian.
B. The Powhatan society was matrilineal.
C. As chief, Powhatan held a great deal of power.
D. Children wielded as much power as adults.

Question 3

How did John Rolfe justify his 1614 marriage to Pocahontas in source 4?A. Their love made it possible for him to make her a Christian.
B. They were in love with each other.
C. She was pregnant and he wanted to take responsibility for the child.
D. He needed God’s approval of their carnal affection.

Question 4

What message do you think Simon Van De Pass intended to convey through his 1616 portrait of Pocahontas (source 5)?A. Native Americans could never be as good as English people.
B. All Indians should be made to adopt English government and ways of life.
C. Native Americans could be successfully assimilated.
D. Native American resistance to assimilation was strong.

Question 5

Which of the following describes Pocahontas’s feelings in her conversation with John Smith in source 6?A. Love
B. Hatred
C. Betrayal
D. Ambivalence