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