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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14 The Pearl Coast, Paria, and Trinidad.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which kingdom was considered the heart and soul of the island?
(a) Maguana
(b) Maguá
(c) Xaraguá
(d) Higuey

2. Hatuey fled from Hispaniola to where?
(a) Puerto Rico
(b) Bahamas
(c) Cuba
(d) Jamaica

3. 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

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

5. What did Bono have the natives build?
(a) A house
(b) A cage for the slaves
(c) A church
(d) Gallows

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Spanish do with the children of the native people?

2. The natives were determined to kill whom after their children were taken?

3. When did the Spaniards arrive on Puerto Rico and Jamaica?

4. Who fled to the mountains to hide from the Spanish?

5. New Spain was founded in what year?

(see the answer key)

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