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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. The natives were given a break from the Spaniards when gold was discovered where?
(a) Argentina
(b) Peru
(c) South Africa
(d) California

2. Who led the conquest of the Yucatan?
(a) Francisco de Montejo
(b) Beltran de Avila
(c) Ferdinand de la Cristano
(d) Hernan Cortes

3. When did Queen Isabella of Spain die?
(a) 1299
(b) 1504
(c) 1863
(d) 1954

4. Who fled to the mountains to hide from the Spanish?
(a) The orphans
(b) The women
(c) The lords
(d) The children

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Pedro Arias de Avila arrived in what year?

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

3. Which kingdom was run by a brother and sister?

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

5. Who was killed when the boat he was on was caught in a storm?

(see the answer key)

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