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TE PAHI – The Adventurer

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1. What were some of the reasons why Te Pahi was keen to interact with Europeans? (P3)

a) He wanted to trade with the Europeans

b) He wanted to get some European clothing

c) As an intelligent man he wanted to learn new things from the Europeans

d) All of the above

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2. Which part of a ship is the bow? (P4)

a) The front

b) The side

c) The back

d) Below deck

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3. When did Te Pahi shout ‘Whenua Hou’? (P4)

a) When he saw his homeland, Aotearoa New Zealand, disappear from view

b) When he first saw Australia in the distance

c) When he first met Governor King

d) As the ship sailed into the harbour

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4. Where were Te Pahi and his sons going to stay? (P5)

a) On the ship

b) On Governor King’s farm

c) At Government House

d) At a boarding house

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5. What new teaching did Te Pahi hear about from Samuel Marsden? (P6)

a) To share with people

b) To show mercy and forgive your enemies

c) To be kind to your wife

d) To invite people to your home

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6. Why was Te Pahi anxious to talk to Governor King? (P7)

a) He wanted there to be more trade between their two lands

b) He wanted to arrange his passage home on a ship

c) He wanted to know more about the crazy bouncing creatures

d) He wanted to talk about the ship captains who were treating his people badly

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7. What did Te Pahi think of his time in Australia? (P7)

a) He was homesick and wanted to return home

b) He was lonely as he didn’t know many people

c) He was happy to be there

d) He was afraid of the strange creatures

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8. Where were the three convicted men who had been brought into the courtroom seated? (P8)

a) Behind some bars

b) In the dock

c) At the back of the courtroom

d) Behind Te Pahi

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9. Why had the convicted men stolen the meat? (P8)

a) To sell and make money

b) To give to some unfortunate people who were hungry

c) To feed themselves

d) Because they thought the food was free to take

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10. What did Te Pahi think the convicted men might have learnt when they went to church? (P9)

a) That prisoners were often allowed to go to church

b) That the judge showed no mercy

c) That people in the church were scared of them

d) That people in the church looked after the poor people

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11. What did Te Pahi think about the case against the prisoners? (P8)

a) He was angry at them

b) He thought they got what they deserved

c) He thought they had been treated too harshly

d) He thought they should all be given long prison sentences

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12. How do we know Te Pahi felt upset about what had happened to the prisoners? (P11)

a) He shouted at Governor King

b) He stamped his feet in anger

c) He sobbed with grief and pleaded with the Governor to change his mind

d) He asked Samuel Marsden to get the Governor to change his mind

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13. What suggestion did Te Pahi make to Governor King on behalf of the convicted men? (P12)

a) He offered to take the prisoners to his home, and pay for their fare with potatoes

b) He thought they should be taken to church

c) He suggested they be allowed to work on the sailing ships he’d travelled on

d) He said they should be given some work to do

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14. What type of small tree was Te Pahi given to take home? (P13)

a) An apple tree

b) A karaka tree

c) A peach tree

d) A pine tree

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15. Which statement best describes why Governor King was pleased with his meetings with Te Pahi?

a) Te Pahi taught him a lot about New Zealand

b) Te Pahi invited him to come and stay at his home

c) He was happy he could give Te Pahi gifts that would help his people

d) Te Pahi had promised him a safe place to anchor his whaling boats in New Zealand

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16. What does iwi mean? (P14)

a) A place to live

b) Goodbye

c) A Tribe

d) Māori land

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17. What is a rumour? (P15)

a) Something that lots of people talk about that might be true or untrue

b) Something that lots of people talk about that is always true

c) Something that lots of people talk about that is never true

d) Information that is only written on paper

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18. Why was Te Pahi’s village raided by Europeans? (P15)

a) They wanted the potatoes stored in Te Pahi’s village

b) They wanted to steal his land

c) They weren’t happy that he was going to have Samuel Marsden stay at his village

d) They thought he was responsible for the attack on the ‘Boyd’

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19. What best explains the thought many people had regarding Te Pahi and the ‘Boyd’ incident? (P15)

a) They thought Te Pahi had probably attacked the ‘Boyd’

b) They believed Te Pahi had organised other people to attack the ‘Boyd’

c) They believed Te Pahi had been mistaken for someone else

d) They were surprised that Samuel Marsden stood up for Te Pahi

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20. What are some of the things Te Pahi is remembered for? (P16)

a) He was a thinking man, who spoke up when he saw something he believed was wrong

b) He was a great trader

c) He was a Māori chief who began the work of bringing two cultures together

d) All of the above

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