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A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. De Las Casas says that Avila was what?
(a) Smart
(b) Stupid
(c) Kind
(d) Cruel

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

3. What did the Spanish do to the women and girls?
(a) Killed them with swords
(b) Banished them to Cuba
(c) Married them
(d) Sent them to Spain as slaves

4. What did the Spaniards make the captives eat?
(a) Wild grasses
(b) Insects
(c) Wild chickens
(d) Dirt

5. What made it hard for the natives to run away?
(a) Chains on their legs
(b) The mountains close by
(c) Flat terrain
(d) The Spanish snipers

6. Why did the native people take up arms?
(a) A Spanish commander raped the chief's wife
(b) They ran out of food
(c) The Spanish took over their homes
(d) The Spanish threatened to leave

7. Who was the king in Mexico City?
(a) Avila
(b) Cortez
(c) Pizzarro
(d) Montezuma

8. On one occasion, 4000 natives carried loads. How many survived the ordeal?
(a) 6
(b) 110
(c) 300
(d) 240

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

10. What happened to Hatuey?
(a) He was drawn and quartered
(b) He was released and exiled to Mexico
(c) He was burned alive
(d) He was shot and killed

11. What did the Spanish send after the people who escaped to the mountains?
(a) Platoon of soldiers
(b) Snipers
(c) Wild dogs
(d) Fire

12. The area experienced a shortage of what food?
(a) Grain
(b) Milk
(c) Fish
(d) Honey

13. What happened to the native people who were not killed?
(a) They were allowed to live in peace
(b) They were left in the mountains
(c) They were sent to Spain
(d) They were made slaves

14. Where were the slaves sent?
(a) Cuba and Bahamas
(b) Spain and France
(c) Columbia and England
(d) Panama and Peru

15. Which kingdom was run by a brother and sister?
(a) Maguana
(b) Higuey
(c) Maguá
(d) Xaraguá

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrived in New Spain in 1525?

2. Which kingdom had the best sugar and climate?

3. When did Queen Isabella of Spain die?

4. Why did Guzman flee inland?

5. What did the Spanish do to the villages?

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