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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15 & 16 The River Yuyaparí & The Kingdom of Venezuela.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who arrived in New Spain in 1525?
(a) Ferdinand de las Gracia
(b) Alexandre de Pizzarro
(c) Beltran Nuno de Guzman
(d) Antonio Christopher Bellan

4. What did the Spanish do to the women and girls?
(a) Married them
(b) Banished them to Cuba
(c) Sent them to Spain as slaves
(d) Killed them with swords

5. De Las Casas says that Avila was what?
(a) Smart
(b) Stupid
(c) Kind
(d) Cruel

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Guzman flee inland?

2. The Council of the Indies was more concerned about what than natives?

3. What was the punishment for murder in Spain?

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

5. The river Yuyapari runs through which province?

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