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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many children died while De Las Casas was in Cuba?
(a) 200
(b) 1,000
(c) 300,000
(d) 7,000
2. What happened if the natives obeyed the Spanish?
(a) They became soldiers
(b) They were burned
(c) They were let go
(d) They became slaves
3. The Spanish found that the gold in Cuzcatlan was mainly what?
(a) Ore
(b) Silver
(c) Quartz
(d) Copper
4. What did the Spanish want that the Guatemalans didn't have?
(a) Gold
(b) Diamonds
(c) Slaves
(d) Horses
5. The citizens of Mexico City were forced to do what before they were killed?
(a) Work
(b) Pledge loyalty to Spain
(c) Covert to Christianity
(d) Dance
6. New Spain was founded in what year?
(a) 1432
(b) 1699
(c) 1517
(d) 1803
7. Marién had what kind of mines?
(a) Gold and silver
(b) Gold and emeralds
(c) Gold and diamonds
(d) Gold and copper
8. About how many Spaniards did Paris and his men kill?
(a) 130
(b) 15
(c) 50
(d) 250
9. 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 let the Spanish government know about the glorious acts of its citizens in the New World
(c) To inform the King of Spain of the murder and gold hoarding that was taking place in the New World
(d) To analyze the social problems that had developed in the New World
10. What did Hatuey ask the friar when the friar tried to convert him?
(a) If Spaniards were in heaven
(b) When he would die
(c) If his family could go to heaven to
(d) Whether God would save him
11. Who was killed when the boat he was on was caught in a storm?
(a) Guarionex
(b) Behechio
(c) Guacanagari
(d) Caonabó
12. What did Avila and the Spaniards do when they arrived?
(a) Built churches for the natives
(b) Left the villagers alone
(c) Burned the villages and the crops
(d) Redistributed the land among themselves
13. What post did Guzman hold?
(a) Mayor of Utatlan
(b) Admiral of Honduras
(c) Governor of Mexico City
(d) Governor of Panama
14. How many people were killed in Honduras?
(a) 11,000,000
(b) 2,000,000
(c) 5,000
(d) 400,000
15. Who fled to the mountains to hide from the Spanish?
(a) The orphans
(b) The children
(c) The lords
(d) The women
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Hatuey do with the gold?
2. The area experienced a shortage of what food?
3. Which kingdom had the best sugar and climate?
4. Where were the highest citizens placed during the event?
5. How did the natives react to the Spanish when they landed?
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