1. Madeleine de Verchères Quiz How well would you have done in a raid like Madeleine faced? Let’s find out! Click the “ ? ” of the answer you think is right – the one you think Madeleine de Verchères chose. Start quiz!

2. 1. You notice some of the logs of your palisade have rotted and fallen over, and the Iroquois are attacking! You… Order two men to stand guard with guns, preventing any Iroquois from entering . Send people to replace the logs right away. Block the gap with whatever other materials you can find.

8. 3. You only have a garrison of 7 people, including yourself, and there are hundreds of Iroquois. How do you hold them at bay? Do you… Stay constantly hidden, so they can’t shoot at you or see how few people you have. Get all the women and children from the blockhouse and add them to your guard Make lots of noise so it sounds like you have more soldiers than you really do.

11. 4. The women and children are crying, because their friends and family members were captured by the Iroquois. What do you do? Tell them to be quiet – their sounds of despair might let on how dire your situation really is to the attackers . Make them be even louder – you need to sound like a very full fort . Pay them no attention – you have more important things to do concerning the fort.

14. 5. Looking outside the fort, you see your neighbour and kinsman with his family coming down the river towards you in a canoe. You: Let them come up past the Iroquois on their own and open the gate when they arrive . Refuse to open the gate, it’s too dangerous. You hope they turn their canoe around. Leave the fort and walk down the river yourself to escort them up while your guards provide cover fir e.

20. 7. In the middle of the night, your fort’s cattle, who escaped capture during the attack, are back and standing around the gate. You: Let them stay outside until morning, you can’t risk letting them in when you can’t see if there are any Iroquois hidden nearby. Open the gates to let them in, the Iroquois would be fools to be out in this weather . Open the gate to let the cows in, but post guards to fire at anything suspicious that might be an Iroquois.

23. 8. You’re afraid the Iroquois might suspect that all is not normal in the fort, and that you feel actual danger. How do you make it more convincing? Have less guards posted, to show them you’re not scared Do nothing. You have more important things to worry about. You doubt the Iroquois will even notice anything amiss. Send a few people to light fires in some of the houses so smoke will rise .