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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Arauco War was a conflict between colonial Spaniards and who?
(a) The Mapuche people.
(b) The Apache people.
(c) The Aztec people.
(d) The Iriquois people.

2. What is defined as the science of artificial application of water to the land or soil?
(a) Irrigation.
(b) Contraptualism.
(c) Ecology.
(d) Aqualogy.

3. What refers to the establishment, maintenance, acquisition and expansion of colonies in one territory by people from another territory?
(a) Colonialism.
(b) Immigration.
(c) Exportism.
(d) Capitalism.

4. What is a domed room dwelling used by certain Native American tribes?
(a) Pagoda.
(b) Tipi.
(c) Wigwam.
(d) Attawam.

5. Some estimates indicate case fatality rates of what percentage in Native American populations during smallpox epidemics?
(a) 70-80%.
(b) 40-50%.
(c) 60-70%.
(d) 80-90%.

Short Answer Questions

1. The start of the European colonization of the Americas is typically dated to what year?

2. The first known Europeans to reach the Americas were who during the 11th century?

3. What refers to a person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other activities?

4. Smallpox is believed to have emerged in human populations about what time?

5. What is a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance?

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