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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lust for Gold, Lust for Silver.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what purpose, according to Bernal Diaz del Castillo, did the Spanish come to Mexico?
(a) To bring the natives European literature and guns.
(b) To learn of the native peoples of the strange new land.
(c) To build houses and start a new civilization.
(d) To serve God and His Majesty and also to get riches.

2. What analogy does Paul Baran use to explain the division of labor with the arrival of capitalism?
(a) The horseman and the horse.
(b) The priest and his congregation.
(c) The actor and the audience.
(d) The mother and the son.

3. What rationalization was used by the conquerors who enslaved the native populations?
(a) They claimed the Indians enjoyed the work.
(b) They would share the wealth with the Indians eventually.
(c) They declared the Indians owed them labor because of their defeat in the war.
(d) They denied that Indians had souls, and therefore were no better than beasts of burden.

4. What did the Treaty of Tordesillas accomplish?
(a) It allowed Portugal to teach the Indians religion.
(b) It allowed Portugal to occupy certain Latin American territories.
(c) It granted protection to the Indians.
(d) It declared war on France for illegal occupation.

5. What year did Columbus "discover" America?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1329.
(c) 1492.
(d) 1542.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the great Aztec capital city?

2. Who was Aleijadinho?

3. How much of the native population of Latin American died of diseases contracted from the invaders?

4. What resource is exploited in modern-day Potosi?

5. How much silver was retained in the Spanish economy from 1540-1550?

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