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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. What great mathematical principle did the Mayans discover before any other people in history?
(a) The circumference of the earth.
(b) General relativity.
(c) Pi.
(d) The concept of zero.

2. What famous saying was associated with Guanajuato?
(a) "Father a merchant, son a gentleman, grandson a beggar."
(b) "A city of wisdom."
(c) "A stitch in time saves nine."
(d) "Gold and silver to be had, for a price."

3. For whom did Montezuma mistake the invading Europeans?
(a) For the god Tenochtitlan.
(b) For King Ferdinand himself.
(c) For his enemies in the south.
(d) For the god Quetzalcoatl.

4. Though the Indians of Latin American had a population of 70 million before foreign invasion, how many remained after 150 years?
(a) 3.5 million.
(b) 50 million.
(c) None.
(d) 15 million.

5. Who was Aleijadinho?
(a) One of the greatest artists in Brazil's history, nicknamed "Little Cripple."
(b) A Brazilian slave who worked in the diamond mines.
(c) A Portuguese merchant who exported gold from Brazil.
(d) The governor of Minas Gerais.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Columbus "discover" America?

2. What Hapsburg King of Spain was obsessed with religious wars, draining Spain's coffers and exploited Latin America?

3. What Spanish city was reconquered in 1492 under the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella?

4. What analogy does Paul Baran use to explain the division of labor with the arrival of capitalism?

5. Who usually financed the conquistadors' expeditions?

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