MCQ - Te Pōwhiri | Big Book Publishing

TE PŌWHIRI – The Welcome

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1. What made Nicholas Young guess that land was nearby? (P3)

a) He could see land from the mast

b) The sailors shouted ‘Land Ahoy’

c) He could hear the waves crashing against the shore

d) He saw sea birds hovering over thick masses of kelp

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2. What name was later given to the first point of land that Nicholas Young had seen? (P4)

a) Gisborne

b) Poverty Bay

c) New Zealand

d) Young Nick’s Head

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3. As Captain Cook’s ship entered the bay, why did the sailors cautiously eye the people in the canoes? (P6)

a) They thought the waka were overloaded and might sink

b) They didn’t know if the people on the canoes were friendly

c) They didn’t know if they would be able to communicate with the people

d) They didn’t know if the people would let them go onshore

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4. How did Māori respond when they saw the large sailing ship come into their bay? (P6)

a) They got into to their waka and paddled out to meet the large sailing ship

b) They prepared for war

c) They fled into the bush

d) They waved to the large sailing ship from the shore

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5. When Captain Cook and his sailors arrived in the Bay of Islands, what gift did Māori give to them? (P7)

a) Fresh fish

b) Gifts made from pounamu

c) Pizza

d) Clothing

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6. Māori were keen to visit other countries around the world, and travelled on European ships. How did they pay their fare? (P8)

a) With money earned by selling flax

b) They worked as sailors on the ships

c) They borrowed the money

d) With money earned by selling whale meat

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7. What best describes why Te Pahi was keen for Reverend Samuel Marsden to come to Aotearoa New Zealand? (P9)

a) Because Samuel Marsden had become his friend

b) Because he wanted his people to see the European crafts, skills and religion he’d seen in Port Jackson

c) Because he wanted Samuel Marsden to build houses for his people

d) Because he trusted Samuel Marsden

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8. In the story, where did the whalers and sealers sometimes live? (P10)

a) In tents beside a river

b) On the beaches

c) In their ships

d) In the bush

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9. What were some of the reasons why Māori weren’t happy with the arrival of the Europeans? (P10-11)

a) They brought new diseases

b) They didn’t pay proper wages to Māori sailors who worked on the ships

c) They ill-treated Māori sailors who worked on their ships

d) All of the above

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10. A young Māori chief working on a European trading ship was badly beaten by Pākehā. What was the name of the ship? (P12)

a) The Endeavour

b) The James Cook

c) The Boyd

d) The Ann

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11. How did the Māori warriors disguise themselves before attacking the ship? (P13)

a) They painted their faces

b) They wore dark glasses

c) They dressed themselves in the clothing belonging to the dead sailors

d) They held branches in front of themselves

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12. How did the newspapers report the attack on the ship? (P14)

a) The attack was a pay-back for the ill treatment of Māori in the past

b) All the passengers and crew were killed

c) The crew on the ship fought bravely against the Māori

d) Nearly half the passengers on the ship were killed

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13. Why did Samuel Marsden think the Europeans were very wrong to blame Te Pahi? (P15)

a) Because Te Pahi didn’t have a boat

b) Because he knew the person who was really responsible for the attack

c) Because he knew what Te Pahi was really like

d) Because he thought the Europeans just wanted to make trouble for Te Pahi

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14. What were the names of the two men who were prepared to travel to Aotearoa New Zealand after the attack on the European ship? (P16)

a) Te Pahi and Ruatara

b) Samuel Marsden and Captain Cook

c) Mr Kendall and Mr Hall

d) Young Nick and Mr King

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15. What skill did Mr King have that he offered to Māori when he came to Aotearoa New Zealand? (P17)

a) He was a teacher

b) He was a builder

c) He was a boot maker

d) He was a fisherman

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16. Why were the whalers and sealers reluctant to come to Aotearoa New Zealand for several years after 1809? (P18)

a) They were afraid after the attack on the European ship in 1809

b) There had been an attack on the whalers and sealers

c) People were dying from an outbreak of disease

d) The report in the British newspaper didn’t recommend people should travel to Aotearoa New Zealand anymore

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17. What best describes what the Māori chiefs Ruatara, Hongi Hika and Korokoro wore, when they travelled back to Aotearoa New Zealand on The Active? (P19)

a) New hats

b) Shiny new boots

c) European clothing

d) Red military jackets

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18. What accommodation had been prepared for the missionaries? (P19)

a) Tents on the beaches

b) Huts in the bush

c) A large raupō hut

d) An old wooden house

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19. When did Samuel Marsden give his first message to the Māori people? (P20)

a) Christmas day

b) Easter

c) Labour weekend

d) Winter time

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20. What does “Haere Rā” mean? (P20)

a) Good luck

b) Goodbye

c) Come back soon

d) Thank you

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