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Quiz for Document 1-1: Ramón Pané, On Taino Religious Practices

Choose the best answer to each question.

1. What did all of the human transformations in the Taino’s origin story have in common?

They all turned into powerful lords and kings.

They were transformed for their sins.

They were transformed into parts of nature.

They turned from gods into mortal beings.

2. What was the significance of zemis to the Taino?

Zemis were the elderly religious leaders who taught the people.

Zemis were sculpted idols the Taino worshipped as their gods.

Zemis were special gems owned by the kings.

Zemis were sacred regions of the island.

3. Which of the following statements correctly illustrates Pané’s depiction of Iovanaboina?

It was as sacred and as busy as the churches and pilgrimages in Europe.

It was more beautiful than the churches in Rome.

It was the region where humans first appeared.

It was the site where Christopher Columbus first encountered the Taino.

4. According to Pané, how did the Taino preserve and pass down their religious customs and practices?

They wrote them down in their sacred texts.

They were taught by the Europeans.

Their kings and religious leaders kept a written record of their customs.

They preserved them in memory.