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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue-Chapter 5: "The Story of the March".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who acted as the official notary of the armada, according to Mustafa?
(a) Señor Albaniz.
(b) Señor Dorantes.
(c) Señor Narváez.
(d) Father Anselmo.

2. How many days did it take for the entire armada to disembark from their ships?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

3. How old was Heniya when she married Mustafa's father?
(a) 17.
(b) 27.
(c) 21.
(d) 30.

4. Mustafa begins his account by naming a particular year. For how many years had he been enslaved by this year's arrival?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

5. How old was Mustafa by the time he had been enslaved for a total of five years?
(a) 40.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 25.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the leader of the expedition, the man also known as "the governor" (6)?

2. How many Castilians were killed in the Battle of the Río Oscuro depicted in Chapter 3: "The Story of the Illusion"?

3. Which deity does Mustafa name in the Prologue of The Moor's Account?

4. Under what type of tree did the Castilians pile the 15 dead Indians who were killed at the battle of the Río Oscuro?

5. From what country do Mustafa's so-called "companions" (3) hail, whose accounts he says he "intends to correct" (3)?

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