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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 The Province of Nicaragua.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who did their best to bring justice to the land?
(a) Christian missionaries
(b) Spanish sailors
(c) Spanish commanders
(d) The King and Queen

3. What did the captives begin dying of?
(a) Cancer
(b) Malnutrition
(c) Malaria
(d) Stoning

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 inform the King of Spain of the murder and gold hoarding that was taking place in the New World
(c) To let the Spanish government know about the glorious acts of its citizens in the New World
(d) To analyze the social problems that had developed in the New World

5. Why did the Spanish not abide by the rules?
(a) Hunger
(b) Their aggressive natures
(c) The attack by the native people
(d) Gold

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the executioner do to quiet the screams?

2. In 1511, the Spaniards landed where?

3. Which group was rounded up first for the Spanish?

4. What did the Spanish gain from killing Paris and his people?

5. Where did Avila go in 1522 or 1523?

(see the answer key)

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