Black Robe, first published in 1985, is a historical novel by Brian Moore set in New France in the 17th century. Its central theme is the collision of European and Native American cultures soon after first contact. First Nations peoples historically called French Jesuit priests "Black Robes" because of their religious habit.
Black Robe is a novel set in New France in the mid 1600s
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Black Robe, first published in 1985, is a historical novel by Brian Moore set in New France in the 17th century. Its central theme is the collision of European and Native American cultures soon after first contact. First Nations peoples historically called French Jesuit priests "Black Robes" because of their religious habit.

Hypothesis: Black Robe is a novel set in New France in the mid 1600sn
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 - yes

 - it is not possible to tell

 - no
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Context:

Black Robe, first published in 1985, is a historical novel by Brian Moore set in New France in the 17th century. Its central theme is the collision of European and Native American cultures soon after first contact. First Nations peoples historically called French Jesuit priests "Black Robes" because of their religious habit.

Hypothesis: Black Robe is a novel set in New France in the mid 1600sn
Options: 

 - yes

 - it is not possible to tell

 - no
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