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

2. How many kingdoms were there in Hispaniola?
(a) 5
(b) 2
(c) 8
(d) 11

3. Who confronted Juan Bono?
(a) The King of Spain
(b) Avila
(c) Fray Juan Fernandez
(d) De las Casas

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

5. Who did the natives murder?
(a) The Spanish commander
(b) Two missionaries
(c) Several slaves of the Spanish
(d) The chief's wife

Short Answer Questions

1. Avila established a system of licenses where the Spanish could demand what?

2. What did the Spanish do to the nobles and leaders?

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

4. About how many Spaniards did Paris and his men kill?

5. Why was A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies written?

(see the answer key)

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