Quiz for Reading the American Past, Chapter 2

Quiz for Reading the American Past, Chapter 2

Choose the best answer to each question.

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1. Why was King Afonso concerned about the growing popularity of goods imported by Portuguese traders? (See Document 2-1: The King of the Congo Writes to the King of Portugal)

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Incorrect. The answer is The answer is b. King Afonso objected to locals being so eager for Portuguese goods that they resorted to capturing and selling free African subjects and even nobles to be able to afford them..

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2. Why did Christopher Columbus think that the inhabitants of the Caribbean islands would make good servants? (See Document 2-2: Columbus Describes His First Encounter with "Indians")

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Incorrect. The answer is The answer is a. The inhabitants of the Caribbean islands were hospitable, friendly, and unarmed, and they appeared to Columbus to be physically healthy..

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3. How did Bernal Díaz del Castillo describe the religious sacrifices of Indians in Tenochtitlán? (See Document 2-3: A Conquistador Arrives in Mexico, 1519-1520)

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Incorrect. The answer is The answer is c. Bernal Díaz del Castillo described the human sacrifices practiced by the natives in Tenochtitlán as cannibalistic and as worship of idols rather than deities..

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4. What had weakened the Mexican warriors prior to the arrival of the Spaniards? (See Document 2-4: A Mexican Description of the Conquest of Mexico)

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Incorrect. The answer is The answer is d. The Mexican warriors who fought Hernan Cortés and his troops in the defense of Tenochtitlán had been greatly weakened by a smallpox epidemic that had moved ahead of European arrivals..

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5. How did Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca claim to heal the dying Indians? (See Document 2-5: Cabeza de Vaca Describes His Captivity among Native Americans in Texas and the Southwest, 1528-1536)

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Incorrect. The answer is The answer is b. When asked to heal gravely ill Indians, Cabeza de Vaca prayed to God, made the sign of a cross, and breathed on the sick Indian several times..

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6. What sets Bernal Díaz del Castillo's description of Tenochtitlán apart from the description Christopher Columbus offered of the inhabitants of the Caribbean islands? (See Document 2-2: Columbus Describes His First Encounter with "Indians" and See Document 2-3: : A Conquistador Arrives in Mexico, 1519-1520)

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Incorrect. The answer is The answer is c. Whereas Columbus found the inhabitants of the Caribbean islands to be very poor, Díaz del Castillo was impressed with the wealth of Tenochtitlán.

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7. Which of the following of Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca's criticisms of the Indians he encountered did Mexican Indians also level at the Spaniards in Tenochtitlán? (See Document 2-4: A Mexican Description of the Conquest of Mexico and See Document 2-5: Cabeza de Vaca Describes His Captivity among Native Americans in Texas and the Southwest, 1528-1536)

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Incorrect. The answer is The answer is a. Cabeza de Vaca described the Indians he encountered as deceitful and duplicitous; Mexican Indians described the Spaniards in Tenochtitlán in the same way.