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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. What did Hatuey do with the gold?
(a) Threw it in the river
(b) Buried it
(c) Paid off the Spaniards
(d) Hid it in the mountains

2. How many children died while De Las Casas was in Cuba?
(a) 1,000
(b) 7,000
(c) 200
(d) 300,000

3. Nicolas de Ovando asked the native people to do what at the festival they threw for him?
(a) Go into a straw hut
(b) Give him their gold
(c) Sacrifice their children
(d) Convert to Christianity

4. Why was A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies written?
(a) To record the history of Spain in the New World
(b) To let the Spanish government know about the glorious acts of its citizens in the New World
(c) To inform the King of Spain of the murder and gold hoarding that was taking place in the New World
(d) To analyze the social problems that had developed in the New World

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tried to intervene when the Spanish captured Hatuey?

2. The natives were given the choice of converting to Christianity and swearing allegiance to Spain or what other choice?

3. Nicolas de Ovando was granted the title of governor in 1501 for which kingdom?

4. Which kingdom had the best sugar and climate?

5. Only a small percentage of what was given to the Spanish purse?

(see the answer key)

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