Chapter Chronology

Quiz for Listening to the Past: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, The First New Chronicle and Good Government

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1. Which of these seems to have had the highest status?

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Correct: The answer is b. The first path was that of the “brave men, the soldiers of war.” According to Guaman Poma de Ayala, such men were “held very much apart and distinguished in every manner possible.”
Incorrect: The answer is b. The first path was that of the “brave men, the soldiers of war.” According to Guaman Poma de Ayala, such men were “held very much apart and distinguished in every manner possible.”
1. Which of these seems to have had the highest status?

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2. If an Incan became a mitmaq, what had he done?

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Correct: The answer is c. Inca warriors who were sent to settle in distant provinces were known as mitmaqs (foreigners).
Incorrect: The answer is c. Inca warriors who were sent to settle in distant provinces were known as mitmaqs (foreigners).
2. If an Incan became a mitmaq, what had he done?

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3. What was the main occupation of the auca camayocpa warmin?

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B.
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Correct: The answer is b. The auca camayocpa warmin were married women and widows whose job it was to weave “fine cloth for the Inca, the other lords, the captains, and the soldiers.”
Incorrect: The answer is b. The auca camayocpa warmin were married women and widows whose job it was to weave “fine cloth for the Inca, the other lords, the captains, and the soldiers.”
3. What was the main occupation of the auca camayocpa warmin?

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4. Guaman Poma de Ayala’s writing provides evidence of which of the following?

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Correct: The answer is a. Guaman Poma de Ayala’s description of the ten paths makes it clear that some jobs were reserved for women and others for men.
Incorrect: The answer is a. Guaman Poma de Ayala’s description of the ten paths makes it clear that some jobs were reserved for women and others for men.
4. Guaman Poma de Ayala’s writing provides evidence of which of the following?

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5. Based on Guaman Poma de Ayala’s writing, which of the following best characterizes Inca attitudes toward child rearing?

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Correct: The answer is b. On more than one occasion, Guaman Poma de Ayala stressed the importance of mothers looking after their infants.
Incorrect: The answer is b. On more than one occasion, Guaman Poma de Ayala stressed the importance of mothers looking after their infants.
5. Based on Guaman Poma de Ayala’s writing, which of the following best characterizes Inca attitudes toward child rearing?