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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the natives react to the Spanish when they landed?
(a) They were scared
(b) They welcomed them
(c) They were hesitant about the encounter
(d) They tried to kill them

2. What resource did the Spanish begin using up?
(a) Jewelry
(b) Clothing
(c) Water
(d) Food

3. Guzman bartered eighty natives for what?
(a) A chest of gold
(b) Land in Florida
(c) A ship
(d) A horse

4. What post did Guzman hold?
(a) Admiral of Honduras
(b) Governor of Panama
(c) Governor of Mexico City
(d) Mayor of Utatlan

5. What did the Spanish want that the Guatemalans didn't have?
(a) Diamonds
(b) Horses
(c) Gold
(d) Slaves

6. Queen Isabella was a strong advocate of what?
(a) Gaining as much gold as possible
(b) The rights of natives
(c) Claiming the New World for France
(d) Punishment for natives who disobeyed

7. How many people did the Spaniards kill on the day they decided to go on a killing spree?
(a) 3,000
(b) 1,000
(c) 500
(d) 50

8. What happened if the natives obeyed the Spanish?
(a) They became soldiers
(b) They were let go
(c) They became slaves
(d) They were burned

9. About how many natives died of hunger in Nicaragua?
(a) 1,000,000-3,000,000
(b) 20,000-30,000
(c) 7,000-11,000
(d) 500-900

10. New Spain was founded in what year?
(a) 1432
(b) 1517
(c) 1699
(d) 1803

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

12. 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 analyze the social problems that had developed in the New World
(d) To record the history of Spain in the New World

13. Who tried to intervene when the Spanish captured Hatuey?
(a) Queen Isabella
(b) A Franciscan Friar
(c) A Spanish commander
(d) His wife

14. Where were the highest citizens placed during the event?
(a) Nearest Montezuma
(b) In the church
(c) Farthest from Montezuma
(d) On the highest hill in town

15. The natives were given the choice of converting to Christianity and swearing allegiance to Spain or what other choice?
(a) Be exiled to South America
(b) Be burned at the stake
(c) Leave their families
(d) Face military action

Short Answer Questions

1. On one occasion, 4000 natives carried loads. How many survived the ordeal?

2. How many people remained on the two islands when the Spaniards were done killing the natives?

3. What did the captives begin dying of?

4. The Spanish found that the gold in Cuzcatlan was mainly what?

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

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