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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 The Kingdom of Yucatan.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Avila established a system of licenses where the Spanish could demand what?
(a) Slaves
(b) Gold
(c) Food
(d) Land

2. What did Avila and the Spaniards do when they arrived?
(a) Left the villagers alone
(b) Burned the villages and the crops
(c) Built churches for the natives
(d) Redistributed the land among themselves

3. Pedro Arias de Avila arrived in what year?
(a) 1727
(b) 1514
(c) 1399
(d) 1901

4. The natives were given the choice of converting to Christianity and swearing allegiance to Spain or what other choice?
(a) Be burned at the stake
(b) Face military action
(c) Be exiled to South America
(d) Leave their families

5. What did Avila want to do with the area that he governed?
(a) Settle it with Spaniards
(b) Give it back to the natives
(c) Create his own kingdom
(d) Mine diamonds

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the natives hand over to the Friars?

2. Which kingdom was considered the heart and soul of the island?

3. The natives equated the word "Christian" with what?

4. What did the Spanish want that the Guatemalans didn't have?

5. What did the Spanish do to the women and girls?

(see the answer key)

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