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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. Where did some of the native people try to escape to?
(a) Mexico
(b) The jungle
(c) Cuba
(d) The mountains

2. What did the executioner do to quiet the screams?
(a) Gagged the men
(b) Killed the men quickly
(c) Let the men go
(d) Buried the men

3. About how many natives were killed in the Spanish search for gold?
(a) 50,000
(b) 4,000,000
(c) 250,000
(d) 800,000

4. What was the main Spanish policy toward the New World?
(a) To kill the natives
(b) To convert and save the natives
(c) To gain as much money as possible
(d) To exploit the resources in the New World

5. What advantage did the Spaniards have over the native people?
(a) More people
(b) Money
(c) Knowledge of the land
(d) Horses

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1511, the Spaniards landed where?

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

3. What did the Spanish send after the people who escaped to the mountains?

4. Who was the strongest of all the kings?

5. Who did their best to bring justice to the land?

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