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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 Spanish conquistador defeated the great Tenochtitlan?
(a) Marco Polo.
(b) Columbus.
(c) Pizarro.
(d) Cortes.

2. What did Columbus witness on his first voyage, while passing Tenerife?
(a) He witnessed a falling meteorite.
(b) He witnessed an avalanche.
(c) He witness an eclipse.
(d) He witnessed a volcanic eruption.

3. Who usually financed the conquistadors' expeditions?
(a) England's monarch.
(b) Businessmen or the conquistadors themselves.
(c) The state or government.
(d) The native peoples of the New World.

4. Who was Miguel Hidalgo?
(a) He was a Mexican priest who led a rebellion, attempted to regain the Indian's ancient lands and incite social change.
(b) He was a Spanish writer who, at great risk to himself, published a treatise on the conqueror's crimes.
(c) He was an Aztec leader who united Indian groups and marched on Mexico City.
(d) He was a Spanish merchant who shamelessly exploited the native people.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What great mathematical principle did the Mayans discover before any other people in history?

2. What did the Treaty of Tordesillas accomplish?

3. What rationalization was used by the conquerors who enslaved the native populations?

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

5. What did Haitians do to avoid forced labor in the mines?

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