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Quiz for Primary Source 14.3: Doña Marina Translating for Hernando Cortés During His Meeting with Montezuma

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

By her skin color and her Aztec style cloak

By her height and ornamentation

By her placement behind Cortés

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

By presenting her as smaller and less important than Cortés

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

By the inclusion of Spanish elements in her attire

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.