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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the Spanish not abide by the rules?
(a) Hunger
(b) The attack by the native people
(c) Gold
(d) Their aggressive natures

2. Where did some of the native people try to escape to?
(a) Cuba
(b) The mountains
(c) The jungle
(d) Mexico

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

4. Nicolas de Ovando was granted the title of governor in 1501 for which kingdom?
(a) Higuey
(b) Xaraguá
(c) Maguá
(d) Maguana

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was King Guarionex sent?

2. What did the Spanish do to the villages?

3. Who arrived in New Spain in 1525?

4. How many people did the Spaniards kill on the day they decided to go on a killing spree?

5. Which Christian missionary was present?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the natives that first escaped the Spaniards? What did the Spaniards do when the natives killed one of the soldiers?

2. What were the people in the mainland like? How did they change under the Spanish?

3. Why did de las Casas write his book? What did he hope to accomplish?

4. What reaction did the Spanish receive in Mexico City? What happened in the encounter?

5. What were the islands of Puerto Rico and Jamaica known for? What happened when the Spanish landed there?

6. What happened to the people of Nicaragua after the Spanish arrived? Why couldn't they escape?

7. What did the missionaries do? Were their actions successful? Why or why not?

8. Who set out for Nicaragua in 1522 or 1523? What did this person find? What did he do when he arrived?

9. Who traveled inland to New Granada? What did he find?

10. Who traveled to Peru in 1531? What was he looking for? What happened in the first few towns?

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