Anne Hutchinson - Quiz
Anne Hutchinson
  • 1. On what date did Anne Hutchinson's civil trial begin?
A) 7 November 1637
B) 7 November 1636
C) 10 October 1637
D) 5 November 1638
  • 2. Who presided over Hutchinson's trial?
A) Winthrop
B) LaPlante
C) Dudley
D) Wheelwright
  • 3. What was the primary charge brought against Hutchinson regarding the ministers?
A) Traducing the ministers
B) Ignoring the ministers
C) Assaulting the ministers
D) Replacing the ministers
  • 4. What did the court claim Hutchinson did to the peace of the commonwealth?
A) Ignored the peace
B) Protected the peace
C) Troubled the peace
D) Restored the peace
  • 5. Why did the court find it difficult to charge Hutchinson initially?
A) She confessed to everything
B) She never spoke her opinions in public
C) The court lacked jurisdiction
D) She had no legal representation
  • 6. What was the role of Deputy governor Thomas Dudley in the trial?
A) He recorded the minutes
B) He served as the jury foreman
C) He assisted the prosecution
D) He defended Hutchinson
  • 7. How many ministers presented written versions of the October conference to the court?
A) Four
B) Ten
C) Two
D) Six
  • 8. Which Bible verse did Hutchinson cite during her private meetings?
A) Proverbs 29:25
B) Matthew 5:5
C) Psalms 23:1
D) Genesis 1:1
  • 9. What was Hutchinson's defense regarding her disparaging remarks?
A) She never made any remarks
B) She was coerced by others
C) She spoke reluctantly and in private
D) The ministers misquoted her
  • 10. How does biographer Eve LaPlante explain Hutchinson's confidence during the trial?
A) Intimacy she felt with God
B) Her wealth and social status
C) Her legal training
D) The support of her family
  • 11. What was the court's reaction to Hutchinson's distinction between public and private statements?
A) They were not interested
B) They dismissed the charge
C) They agreed with her
D) They asked for more evidence
  • 12. What did the prosecution use as evidence for Hutchinson's disparaging remarks?
A) Letters she wrote
B) A public pamphlet
C) Testimony from her neighbors
D) The October meeting
  • 13. Who had already been banished before Hutchinson's trial began?
A) LaPlante
B) Dudley
C) Winthrop
D) Wheelwright
  • 14. What is the meaning of 'traducing' as used in the text?
A) Supporting
B) Slandering
C) Promoting
D) Defending
  • 15. How did Hutchinson perform on the first day of the trial?
A) She held her own
B) She was removed from court
C) She was silenced immediately
D) She admitted defeat
  • 16. At what age did Anne Marbury marry William Hutchinson?
A) 27
B) 18
C) 21
D) 25
  • 17. What was William Hutchinson's profession?
A) Tutor
B) Ship captain
C) Fabric merchant
D) Minister
  • 18. In which church were Anne and William Hutchinson married?
A) St Botolph's Church
B) Emmanuel College Chapel
C) Alford Parish Church
D) St Mary Woolnoth Church
  • 19. Where did John Cotton serve as a minister?
A) St Botolph's Church
B) Bilsby Church
C) Emmanuel College
D) St Mary Woolnoth Church
  • 20. What was John Cotton's age when he was installed at Boston?
A) 43
B) 27
C) 48
D) 21
  • 21. What was John Cotton's previous role before becoming a minister in Boston?
A) Fabric merchant
B) Tutor at Emmanuel College
C) Bishoph of England
D) Ship captain
  • 22. What was the core of John Cotton's theology that attracted Anne Hutchinson?
A) The necessity of ceremonies
B) Absolute grace
C) The authority of bishops
D) Strict adherence to works
  • 23. What were the gatherings called where people discussed scripture and sermon repetitions?
A) Guilds
B) Synods
C) Conventicles
D) Parish councils
  • 24. Who led the campaign to suppress Puritan practices in 1633?
A) William Hutchinson
B) John Wheelwright
C) Archbishop William Laud
D) John Cotton
  • 25. What was the name of the ship John Cotton took to New England?
A) Griffin
B) Mayflower
C) Arabella
D) Speedwell
  • 26. What was the name given to John Cotton's child born at sea?
A) Seaborn
B) Edward
C) William
D) John
  • 27. How old was Anne Hutchinson when she sailed for New England in 1634?
A) 43
B) 27
C) 48
D) 21
  • 28. How many children did Anne Hutchinson bring with her on the Griffin in 1634?
A) Eleven
B) One
C) Ten
D) Fourteen
  • 29. What was Anne Hutchinson's maiden name?
A) Dryden
B) Marbury
C) Moore
D) Hutchinson
  • 30. In which English town was Anne Hutchinson born?
A) Northampton
B) Alford
C) Lincolnshire
D) London
  • 31. On what date was Anne Hutchinson baptised?
A) 20 July 1591
B) 20 July 1611
C) 20 July 1585
D) 20 July 1605
  • 32. What was the profession of Anne's father, Francis Marbury?
A) Playwright
B) Lawyer
C) Schoolmaster
D) Anglican cleric
  • 33. For what conviction was Francis Marbury imprisoned in Marshalsea Prison?
A) Treason
B) Heresy
C) Sedition
D) Theft
  • 34. How long did Francis Marbury spend in Marshalsea Prison?
A) Five years
B) Ten years
C) Two years
D) One year
  • 35. Where did Francis Marbury teach starting in 1585?
A) London Grammar Academy
B) St Margaret School
C) St Martin Vintry
D) Alford Free Grammar School
  • 36. Who was the mother of Anne Hutchinson?
A) Anne Dryden
B) Bridget Dryden
C) Elizabeth Moore
D) Mary Dryden
  • 37. How many children were born to the marriage of Francis Marbury and Bridget Dryden?
A) 3
B) 15
C) 12
D) 7
  • 38. At what age did Francis Marbury die?
A) 50
B) 55
C) 45
D) 60
  • 39. How old was Anne when her father died?
A) 21
B) 19
C) 15
D) 25
  • 40. What was the name of the controversy in which Anne Hutchinson was a participant?
A) Antinomian Controversy
B) Great Awakening
C) Puritan Reform Movement
D) Massachusetts Schism
  • 41. In what year did the Hutchinsons emigrate to New England?
A) 1636
B) 1638
C) 1634
D) 1633
  • 42. Who was the young governor that attended Hutchinson's meetings?
A) Henry Vane the Younger
B) John Cotton
C) John Winthrop
D) Roger Williams
  • 43. Where did Hutchinson and her supporters establish a new settlement?
A) Portsmouth, Rhode Island
B) New Netherland
C) Alford, Lincolnshire
D) Boston, Massachusetts
  • 44. Who encouraged Hutchinson and her followers to settle in Rhode Island?
A) John Cotton
B) Henry Vane
C) Francis Marbury
D) Roger Williams
  • 45. How did Anne Hutchinson die?
A) Died in a shipwreck
B) Executed by the Massachusetts colony
C) Died of natural causes
D) Killed by Native Americans
  • 46. Which of Anne's children was spared during the attack by the Siwanoy?
A) Susanna
B) John
C) William
D) Mary
  • 47. What is the name of the war during which Hutchinson was killed?
A) The Pequot War
B) King Philip's War
C) The American Revolutionary War
D) Kieft's War
  • 48. Who called Anne Hutchinson 'the most famous—or infamous—English woman in colonial American history'?
A) Michael Winship
B) Roger Williams
C) Henry Vane
D) John Cotton
  • 49. What business was William Hutchinson successful in?
A) Shipbuilding
B) Mercantile
C) Fishing
D) Agriculture
  • 50. What public position did William Hutchinson hold?
A) Minister
B) Town selectman
C) Judge
D) Governor
  • 51. What was Anne Hutchinson's active role in the community?
A) Midwife
B) Merchant
C) Teacher
D) Nurse
  • 52. Who was the minister of the First Church in Boston?
A) Winthrop
B) Vane
C) Hubbard
D) Cotton
  • 53. How many people did Anne Hutchinson host at her weekly meetings at their peak?
A) 100 or more
B) 60 or more
C) 5 to 10
D) 10 to 20
  • 54. What did Hutchinson stress was required for election by God?
A) Financial donations
B) An intuition of the Spirit
C) Church attendance
D) Good works
  • 55. What biblical book did Hutchinson quote to defend her instruction of women?
A) Titus
B) Revelation
C) Genesis
D) Psalms
  • 56. What was the result of the Hutchinson family's land acquisition at Mount Wollaston?
A) 50 acres
B) 600 acres
C) 100 acres
D) 1,000 acres
  • 57. Which minister doubted Anne Hutchinson's orthodoxy after traveling with her on a ship?
A) Zechariah Symmes
B) John Cotton
C) John Wilson
D) John Wheelwright
  • 58. How long was Hutchinson's church membership delayed due to the pastoral examination?
A) A week
B) A year
C) A month
D) Three days
  • 59. Which town was Thomas Shepard the minister of?
A) Lincolnshire
B) Newtown
C) Boston
D) Mount Wollaston
  • 60. Where did John Wheelwright begin preaching his criticisms of the covenant of works?
A) England
B) Mount Wollaston
C) Newtown
D) Boston meetinghouse
  • 61. What was the second dangerous error attributed to Hutchinson in Winthrop's journal?
A) The Holy Ghost does not dwell in the justified
B) No sanctification can help to evidence to us our justification
C) The minister must be chosen by the congregation
D) God's will is not inevitable
  • 62. How long was Wheelwright given to leave the colony after his sentence?
A) 14 days
B) One year
C) 30 days
D) 24 hours
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