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Quiz for Document 2–5: Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Narrative, 1542

Choose the best answer to each question.

1. How did Cabeza de Vaca claim to heal the dying Indians?

He fed them from his own provisions.

He prayed, made the sign of a cross, and breathed on them.

He applied some of the basic medicines he and his companions traveled with.

He performed the European treatment of blood-letting.

2. How were Cabeza de Vaca and his companions treated in the villages they visited?

They were ignored.

They were welcomed enthusiastically with special rituals and gifts.

The villages tried to take them captive.

They were robbed and beaten for trying to enter the villages.

3. Which of the following correctly describes Cabeza de Vaca’s perception of how the Indians treated each other?

Their rulers forced them to help other Indian villages.

They only helped each other during times of war or famine.

They were very friendly to one another but not to the Spaniards.

Some of them robbed and mistreated each other.

4. How was the quality of life for Cabeza de Vaca, his companions, and the Indians in Texas and the Southwest?

They always had plenty of food and goods, so their quality of life was very good.

The Spaniards had plenty while the Indians suffered from a lack of food.

Both the Indians and the Spaniards at times did not have enough to eat.

The Indians kept all the best food and goods for themselves.