Last of the Mohicans Quizzes

Last of the Mohicans Quiz 1

By Jess Montalvo · Last reviewed August 06, 2000

1 The war taking place is the

The Hundred Years War

American Revolution

French-Indian War

War of 1812
2 Hawkeye refers to himself as

an unmerciful man

a godly man

a man with a gun

a man without a cross
3 Magua is of the ______ tribe.

Delaware

Huron

Iroquois

Mohawk
4 The manner in which the foresters never use anything that is unnecessary demonstrates the

minimalism principle

courageous principle

religious principle

excess principle
5 The scout calls his rifle

Killdeer

nothing

Deerslayer

Caribine
6 David Gamut is a master of

both psalmody and singing

neither A nor B

psalmody

singing
7 How are the Mohicans related to the Delaware?

They are their descendents

They are enemies

They are the same tribe in two different places

They are their ancestors
8 Duncan is escorting the sisters to

the Delaware tribe

Fort Edward

Fort William Henry

Montcalm
9 Why do Cora and Alice appear so different?

They do not appear different

They have different mothers

They have different fathers

Alice is adopted
10 The commander of the French forces is

Montcalm

Magua

Tamenund

Munro
11 Why does the massacre occur after the British surrender?

The Huron are angry that they have no scalps

both The Huron are angry that they have no scalps and Magua feels taken advantage of

Munro provoked the Huron

Magua feels taken advantage of
12 Why does Magua desire Cora for a wife?

She led him to believe she loved him

He wants many children

Alice turned him down first

She is the daughter of his enemy
13 Hawkeye disguises himself as a ___________ in the Huron village.

Chipmunk

Beaver

Bear

Deer
14 The novel takes place in modern day

California

Upstate New York

Florida

Delaware
15 How do the Delaware know that Uncas is a Mohican?

The symbol on his chest

The clothes he wears

The language he speaks

The paint on his face
16 The only instrument David carries is

a flute

a horn

a pipe

a drum
17 Heyward fails in his battles in the forest because

he is a terrible warrior

he is a coward

he fights Indian warfare with European tactics

he is scared for Alice
18 Why is Munro angry when he learns of Duncan's love for Alice?

He thinks that Duncan is slighting Cora because of her Negro mother

He believes they are too young

He favors Alice

None of the above
19 Chingachgook might best be characterized as

Mean-spirited and cruel

Quiet and wise

Old and feeble

Wild and furious
20 The robe Tamenund wears is a symbol of

courage

age

wisdom

riches
21 Magua is able to leave the Delaware with Cora in his possession because

he has a secret arrangement with Tamenund

he puts a tomahawk to her head.

he is protected by the laws of Indian hospitality

she wants to leave with him
22 The fact that Hawkeye will fight an Indian hand-to-hand rather than shoot him indicates

both his tremendous respect for Indians and his awareness of his white color

his tremendous respect for Indians

his fear of using a gun

his awareness of his white color
23 Modern day lore might define the scout as a predecessor to the

modern day poet

modern day action hero

modern day romantic

none of the above
24 Why do the Huron allow a bear to walk around their village?

The bear helps them with chores

He is a child's pet

They believe it is their conjurer in a costume

They are afraid to bother him
25 Duncan convinces the Huron council that he is

a doctor

a juggler

a messenger

a hunter

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