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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. Why was A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies written?
(a) To let the Spanish government know about the glorious acts of its citizens 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 record the history of Spain in the New World
(d) To analyze the social problems that had developed in the New World

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

3. About how many Spaniards did Paris and his men kill?
(a) 15
(b) 50
(c) 130
(d) 250

4. Marién had what kind of mines?
(a) Gold and emeralds
(b) Gold and silver
(c) Gold and copper
(d) Gold and diamonds

5. Pedro Arias de Avila arrived in what year?
(a) 1514
(b) 1901
(c) 1399
(d) 1727

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Avila and the Spaniards do when they arrived?

2. What injury did the pearl fishers develop?

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

4. What advantage did the Spaniards have over the native people?

5. Where did Bono sail to with the slaves?

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