MCQ - Octavious Hadfield | Big Book Publishing

OCTAVIOUS HADFIELD – The Friend of the Tangata Whenua

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1. Why did Hadfield want to be a missionary (P4)

a) He wanted to change the world

b) As a young man he wanted to take an adventure into the unknown

c) To annoy his parents

d) To do good while he could – as he was expected to die young

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2. What sad news did Hadfield receive when he reached Australia? (P5)

a) The ship wouldn’t be able to dock because of the storm

b) His ship would no longer be sailing to New Zealand

c) He wouldn’t be able to meet with Chief Ruatara, as Ruatara had returned to New Zealand

d) He wouldn’t be able to meet with missionary Samuel Marsden, as Marsden had died

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3. Why was Hadfield frustrated at being sent to teach at a school for Pākehā missionary children? (P7)

a) He had to walk a long way to get there

b) He really wanted to work amongst Māori and learn their language

c) He had only prepared lessons for Māori students

d) He was worried that Māori children living nearby would be missing out on an education

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4. How did Hadfield end up living with Māori near Wellington? (P8)

a) He asked to go there as he heard the climate would be good for his health

b) Messengers arrived from Chief Te Rauparaha asking for a missionary teacher

c) The school for Pākehā missionary children closed so he needed a new job

d) He was looking for a new adventure

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5. What was Port Nicholson later known as? (P9)

a) Ōtaki

b) Paihia South

c) Wellington

d) Waikanae

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6. What did Hadfield learn after he heard Māori singing Christian Hymns? (P10)

a) They were very good at singing

b) Māori had been spreading the Christian Message amongst their own people themselves

c) They expected him to conduct the choir

d) They had learnt the hymns from local Pākehā

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7. How did Henry Willams tell Hadfield they could get the powerful chief Te Rauparaha to listen to them? (P11)

a) By showing him respect

b) By offering him gifts

c) By waiting until he had eaten before talking to him

d) By getting one of his warriors to talk for them

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8. When two tribes both wanted Hadfield to live in their Pā, how did Henry Williams suggest he resolve the problem? (P12)

a) He said he should build a small hut at both Pā to stay in when visiting their area

b) He suggested he choose one of the tribes to live with and tell the other tribe he was sorry he couldn’t live with them

c) He said Hadfield could live with Pākehā who lived nearby, to end the disagreement, and then visit them both

d) He offered to come and live there himself, so both tribes could have their own missionary

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9. After dropping Hadfield off at Waikanae near Wellington, how did Henry Williams get to his home near Paihia in Northland? (P12)

a) By boat

b) By plane

c) He walked

d) On a bicycle

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10. Where did Hadfield first choose to live? (P13)

a) In a small hut he built for himself, amongst Māori at the Ōtaki Pa

b) In a small hut he built for himself, amongst Māori at the Waikanae Pā

c) With Pākehā friends who lived near the Pa

d) In a large house he built nearby, where he could offer a bed and food to anyone traveling by

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11. What Māori custom did Hadfield accidentally break that caused Chief Matenga Te Matiato threaten to kill him? (P14)

a) He sat down before the chief was seated

b) He ate the food with unclean hands

c) He touched the food of a chief

d) He ate the food without asking first

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12. What was the name of the battle that took place over a land dispute near Nelson in the South Island in 1843? (P16)

a) The battle of Nelson

b) The Wairau massacre

c) The Nelson valley massacre

d) The South Island massacre

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13. How did Hadfield help prevent Māori taking revenge on Pākehā settlers after Māori were killed in the land dispute mentioned in Q11? (P16)

a) He wrote a letter to the chiefs telling them to forgive rather than kill

b) He travelled to Wellington to negotiate peace – and succeeded

c) He offered to help get the land returned to Māori

d) He went to the small hut he lived in on the Marae to offer karakia - prayers

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14. When Hadfield heard what Governor Browne was planning to do with Māori land in Taranaki, what change did this bring about in his thinking? (P17)

a) To be true to his faith he thought he needed to join with Māori to fight in battles against Government soldiers

b) To be true to his faith he now needed to stand to challenge what the Government had done

c) To be true to his faith he now needed to retreat to for karakia, prayer, in his home

d) To be true to his faith he now needed to encourage Māori to engage in peaceful protests

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15. Why was the Government furious with Hadfield? (P17)

a) He wrote some powerful pamphlets attacking the Government

b) He argued strongly for the rights of Māori

c) He said he had no hope for the county if the Government continued to act as it was

d) All of the above

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16. When Hadfield’s health declined, how long did he stay in bed? (P18)

a) 2 years

b) 5 years

c) 8 months

d) 15 years

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17. Why did many people come to Hadfield to ask his advice when he was sick? (P18)

a) Because they recognised him as an expert on Māori custom, Te Reo and land rights

b) Because they knew he wanted visitors

c) Because he sent out letters inviting them to come

d) Because they wanted to get information from him in case he died

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18. Who did Hadfield marry in 1852? (P19)

a) The daughter of a Māori chief

b) A lady who had met on his trip out to New Zealand

c) A local school teacher

d) Kate Williams, who was the daughter of missionary’s Henry and Marianne Williams

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19. When his health recovered, Hadfield and his wife visited Paihia. How did they get home to Waikanae near Wellington? (P19)

a) By boat

b) By plane

c) They walked

d) On a bicycle

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20. After Hadfield died at the age of 90 years how was he later described? (P20)

a) As a very good teacher

b) As a dedicated husband and father

c) As a person of great mana

d) As one of the greatest men New Zealand has ever known

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