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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) The mountains
(b) Cuba
(c) The jungle
(d) Mexico

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

3. What was the original purpose of the expedition?
(a) Claim the land for Spanish purposes
(b) Convert the native people to Christianity
(c) Find gold
(d) Find a passage through to Africa

4. What happened to Hatuey?
(a) He was burned alive
(b) He was released and exiled to Mexico
(c) He was shot and killed
(d) He was drawn and quartered

5. What did the Spanish do with the children of the native people?
(a) Used them as servants
(b) Sacrificed them
(c) Played with them
(d) Took them to Africa

Short Answer Questions

1. De Las Casas says that Avila was what?

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

3. What was the first territory on which the Spanish landed?

4. The Spaniards said that they did everything in whose name?

5. What did Avila want to do with the area that he governed?

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