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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. What did the Spanish do to the leader of the Michoacan?
(a) Roasted his feet over a fire
(b) Stoned him to death in the square
(c) Impaled him on sharpened stakes
(d) Burned down his home while he was inside

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

3. What did the Spanish want that the Guatemalans didn't have?
(a) Gold
(b) Slaves
(c) Diamonds
(d) Horses

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

5. What did the Spanish gain from killing Paris and his people?
(a) Gold
(b) Loyalty from other villages
(c) His land
(d) The Queen's approval

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people were driven out of Venezuela?

2. What post did Guzman hold?

3. About how many natives were killed in the Spanish search for gold?

4. The river Yuyapari runs through which province?

5. The German governor used the natives as what?

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