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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 was King Guarionex sent?
(a) New Spain
(b) Castile
(c) England
(d) Madrid

2. Why did the native people take up arms?
(a) The Spanish threatened to leave
(b) A Spanish commander raped the chief's wife
(c) They ran out of food
(d) The Spanish took over their homes

3. How did the natives react to the Spanish when they landed?
(a) They were scared
(b) They were hesitant about the encounter
(c) They tried to kill them
(d) They welcomed them

4. What was the first territory on which the Spanish landed?
(a) Island of Genoa
(b) Island of Sagres
(c) Island of San Salvador
(d) Island of Hispaniola

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Spanish do to the women and girls?

2. What did many natives do when threatened by the Spaniards?

3. What did the Spaniards make the captives eat?

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

5. What did the captives begin dying of?

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