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It is often the case with folktales that they develop from actual happenings but in their development lose much of their factual base;the story of Pocahontas quite possibly fits into this category of folktale.This princess of the Powhatan tribe was firmly established in the lore of early America and hass been made even more famous by the Disney film based on the the folktale that arose from her lifeShe was a real-life person,but the actual story of her life most probably differed considerably from the folktale and the movie based on the folktale.
Powhatan,the chief of a confederacy of tribes in Virginia,had several daughters,none of whom was actually named Pocahontas.The nickname means"playful one,"and several of the Powhatan's daughters were called Pocahontas.The daughter of Pawhatan who became the subject of the folktale was named Matoaka.What has been verivied about Matoaka,or Pocahontas as she has come to be known,is that she did marry an Englishman and that she did spend time in England before she died there at a young age.In the spring of 1613,a young Pocahontas was captured by the English and taken to Jamestown.There she was treated with courtesy as the daughter of chief Powhatan.While Pocahontas was at Jamestown,English gentleman John Rolfe fell in love with her and asked her to marry.Both the governor of the Jamestown colony anad Pocahontas's father Powhatan approved the marriage as a means of the securing peace between Powhatan's tribe and the English at Jamestown.In 1616,Pocahontas acompanied her new husband to England,where she was royally received.Shortly before her planned return to Virginia in 1617,she contracted an ilness and died rather suddenly
A major part of the folktale of Pocahontas that is unverified concerns her love for English Captain John Smith in the period of time before her capture by the British and her rescue of him from almost certain death.Captain John Smith was indeed at the colony of Jamestown and was acquainted with Powhatan and his daughters;he even described meeting them in a 1612 journal.However,the story of his rescue by the young maiden did not appear in his writings until 1624,well after Pocahontas had aroused widespread interest in England by her marriage to an English gentleman and her visit to England.It is this discrepancy in dates that has caused some historians to doubt the veracity of the tale.However,other historians do argue quite persuasively that this incident did truly take place.
1.The main idea of the passage is that
a.folktales are often not very factual
b.Pocahontas did not really exist
c.any one of Powhantan's daughters could have been the Pocahontas of legend
d.Pocahontas fell in love with John Smith and saved his life
2.The expression"arose from"in line 4 is closest in meaning to
a.developed from
b.went up with
c.was told during
d.climbed to
3.What is true about the name Pocahontas,according to the passage?
a.It was the real name of a girl named Matoaka.
b.It meant that someone was playful.
c.Only one girl was known to have used this name.
d.Powhatan was one of several people to be given this nickname.
4.How was Pocahontas treated when she was held at Jamestown?
a.With respect
b.With disdain
c.With surprise
d.With harshness
5.It can be inferred from the passage that Pocahontas
a.never intended to return to Virginia
b.had a long marriage
c.suffered from along ilness
d.did not mean to remain in England
6.The word"indeed"in line 21 is closest in meaning to
a.therefore
b.in fact
c.unexpectedly
d.in contrast
7.The pronoun"he"in line 22 refers to
a.the governor
b.Pocahontas
c.John Smith
d.Powhatan
8.When did John Smith most likely meet Pocahontas?
a.In 1612
b.In 1613
c.In 1616
d.In 1624
9.Why are some historians doubtful about the portion of the Pocahontas folktale dealing with John Smith?
a.Captain John Smith probably never knew Pocahontas.
b.Captain John Smith was never actually in Jamestown.
c.His rescue purportedly happened while Pocahontas was in England.
d.His account of the rescue did not appear until well after the event supposedly happened.
10.The word"veracity"in line 26 is closest in meaning to
a.timing
b.location
c.understanding
d.accuracy
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