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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15 & 16 The River Yuyaparí & The Kingdom of Venezuela.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pedro Arias de Avila arrived in what year?
(a) 1514
(b) 1399
(c) 1901
(d) 1727

2. What kind of reports were the Spanish in the New World sending to Spain?
(a) Revolutionary
(b) Death
(c) False
(d) Detailed

3. What did the Spanish want that the Guatemalans didn't have?
(a) Diamonds
(b) Gold
(c) Horses
(d) Slaves

4. What did the Spanish do to the women and girls?
(a) Sent them to Spain as slaves
(b) Banished them to Cuba
(c) Killed them with swords
(d) Married them

5. What weapons did the natives use against the Spanish?
(a) Fire as they burned the soldiers' quarters down
(b) Holes in the road with sharpened stakes inside
(c) Swords and horses
(d) Guns and cannons

Short Answer Questions

1. De Las Casas says that Avila was what?

2. Why did Guzman flee inland?

3. The Audiencia of Hispaniola decided it was in the best interest to continue what?

4. The natives were given the choice of converting to Christianity and swearing allegiance to Spain or what other choice?

5. What did the Spanish gain from killing Paris and his people?

(see the answer key)

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