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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 The Mainland.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1511, the Spaniards landed where?
(a) Cuba
(b) Panama
(c) Florida
(d) Bahamas

2. What did the Spaniards make the captives eat?
(a) Wild grasses
(b) Wild chickens
(c) Insects
(d) Dirt

3. Which kingdom was run by a brother and sister?
(a) Maguana
(b) Xaraguá
(c) Maguá
(d) Higuey

4. What was the original purpose of the expedition?
(a) Claim the land for Spanish purposes
(b) Find gold
(c) Find a passage through to Africa
(d) Convert the native people to Christianity

5. Only a small percentage of what was given to the Spanish purse?
(a) Jewelry
(b) Diamonds
(c) Silver
(d) Gold

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Spaniards do to Queen Huguanama?

2. The troop of Spanish soldiers took about how many women and girls?

3. Nicolas de Ovando asked the native people to do what at the festival they threw for him?

4. What was the main Spanish policy toward the New World?

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

(see the answer key)

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