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Conquistadors
Test Description: #Conquistadors #NativeAmericans
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Why did the king of Spain want so much gold and land?
A
He wanted to impress his lady friends
B
He wanted to build expensive new palaces
C
He wanted to make the conquistadors rich and powerful
D
He wanted to dominate other European empires
2) Which of the following items did Europeans have, and Native Americans lack?
A
Kings
B
Religion
C
Horses
D
Weapons
3) What can you infer about the conquistadors from the fact that most of them came from humble backgrounds?
A
They were not very loyal to the king of Spain
B
They were not well-educated
C
They were not allowed to join the Catholic Church
D
They had no interest in gold and riches
4) Which word best describes how the conquistadors treated the people they conquered?
A
Generously
B
Indifferently
C
Fairly
D
Cruelly
5) Why would the conquistadors bring priests with them to the Americas?
A
To help the Spaniards hold religious services
B
To perform weddings between Spanish soldiers and native women
C
To convert the native peoples to Christianity
D
To teach the Spanish soldiers about Christianity
6) If a Native American society refused to convert to Christianity, what would usually happen to them?
A
They'd be destroyed
B
They'd be forced to attend religious education classes
C
They'd be allowed to worship their traditional gods
D
They'd be allowed to convert to Judaism instead
7) What is one lasting result of the Spanish colonization of Latin America?
A
Slavery and murder are still legal in most Latin American countries
B
Spain still controls most of Latin America
C
The encomienda system is still thriving in many Latin American countries
D
Most people in Latin America still belong to the Roman Catholic Church
8) Why do so many people in Latin America speak Spanish or Portuguese?
A
They are subjects of the kings of Spain and Portugal
B
They are immigrants from Spain and Portugal
C
Their countries were once Spanish or Portuguese colonies
D
They are descended from Spanish and Portuguese conquistadors
9) Encomiendas were most similar to:
A
Rice paddies in Southeast Asia
B
Slave plantations in the old American South
C
Large factory farms in the American Midwest
D
Collective farms in the old Soviet Union
10) Why did smallpox kill so many of the natives in the Americas, but so few conquistadors?
A
The natives had never been exposed to European diseases
B
The natives had poor hygiene, while the Spanish were very clean
C
The smallpox virus was designed to only infect native populations
D
The conquistadors had been vaccinated against smallpox
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