MCQ - Patuone | Big Book Publishing

PATUONE – The Peacemaker

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1. When was Patuone born? (P2)

a) 1860s

b) 1800s

c) 1900s

d) 1760s

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2. What was Patuone’s role in his community? (P2)

a) Fisherman

b) Chief

c) Chef

d) Hunter

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3. Where did Patuone live? ( P2 or back cover)

a) Northland

b) Waikato

c) Hawkes Bay

d) Taranaki

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4. Why did Patuone begin to question some of his people’s customs? (P7)

a) Because he was the chief and wanted to make his own rules

b) Because the rules were too bossy

c) Because he had heard of a different way of living from the missionaries that might help his people

d) Because his brother told him to

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5. What is the name of the customary greeting shown on page 5?

a) Hug

b) Shake hands

c) Hongi

d) Hangi

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6. What were the Mihinare doing with Māori in Whangaroa Harbour, near Kaitaia? (P3)

a) Eating their kumara

b) Teaching how to read and write

c) Helping learn new skills

d) Sharing the teachings of Ihu Karaiti

e) b, c and d

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7. Where is Kaitaia?

a) In the South Island

b) Near Wellington

c) Near the top of the North Island

d) Beside lake Taupō

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8. What food had Patuone eaten as a child that was gifted by Captain Cook? (P8)

a) Pork

b) Fish and Chips

c) Roast Lamb

d) Bread

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9. Why were Patuone and his war party in a tricky situation when they met the fleeing missionaries? (P15)

a) Because they didn’t speak the same language

b) Because they had different beliefs

c) Because it was a custom to kill anyone coming toward you when on the way to war

d) Because the missionaries would disagree with their purpose – which was to fight

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10. How old was Turners’ youngest child when the family had to flee? (P15)

a) 5 years old

b) 5 weeks old

c) They didn’t have any children

d) The story doesn’t say

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11. Why do you think Patuone broke custom, and spared their lives? (P16-17)

a) He was thinking about their teaching of love and peace

b) He was grateful for the skills training and schools they started

c) He didn’t want to kill people

d) All of the above

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12. Who was Hongi Hika? (P5-6)

a) A trader with the Europeans

b) A relative of Patuone

c) A warrior

d) All of the above

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13. In the 1820s, what was the Māori custom when the chief died? (P18)

a) To mourn

b) To bury the chief

c) To make human sacrifices

d) All of the above

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14. Why did Hongi Hika’s people run and hide when they heard Patuone was coming? (P18)

a) He was their enemy

b) They thought he would raid them

c) They thought he would take their gifts

d) They expected he and his men would eat all their food

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15. What does tangi mean? (P19)

a) Tongue

b) Man

c) Time for mourning the dead

d) Sticky

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16. If Patuone was born in 1764 (he was 5 years old when Cook visited in 1769), how old was he when he signed Te Tiriti o Waitangi in 1840?

a) 66

b) 64

c) 76

d) 84

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17. If Patuone was born in 1764, how hold was he when he passed away in 1872 – the year the land wars ended?

a) 88

b) 94

c) 98

d) 108

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18. Where is Patuone’s grave site? (P20)

a) Near his home in Hokianga, Northland

b) Near another home he established in Devonport, Auckland

c) Where he signed Te Tiriti, at Waitangi, Northland

d) In Victoria, Australia

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19. When a child, what prediction did Patuone’s Dad make about his life? (P2)

a) That he would be a great warrior

b) That he would live to see peace with Pākehā

c) That he would live very a long life

d) That he would become a peacemaker

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20. Did his Dad’s prediction come true?

a) Yes

b) No

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