Quiz for Picturing the Past: Doña Marina Translating for Hernando Cortés During His Meeting with Montezuma

Picturing the Past: Doña Marina Translating for Hernando Cortés

1. Question

   How did the artist indicate that Doña Marina was non-Spanish?

   A.

   By her skin color and her Aztec style cloak

   B.

   By her height and ornamentation

   C.

   By her placement behind Cortés

   D.

   By notations made under her and the other figures

   Correct. The answer is a. All of the non-Spanish figures are shown with darker skin and colored cloaks with embroidered borders.

   Incorrect. The answer is a. All of the non-Spanish figures are shown with darker skin and colored cloaks with embroidered borders.

2. Question

   How did the artist convey the fact that Doña Marina was serving as a translator?

   A.

   By presenting her as smaller and less important than Cortés

   B.

   By her position and the similarity between her hand gesture and that of Cortés

   C.

   By the inclusion of Spanish elements in her attire

   D.

   By the Christian symbols on her clothing

   Correct. The answer is b. Doña Marina and Cortés were depicted in near identical poses, suggesting that they are conveying identical information.

   Incorrect. The answer is b. Doña Marina and Cortés were depicted in near identical poses, suggesting that they are conveying identical information.