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Quiz for Spanish and Indian Encounters in the Americas, 1520–1555

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Choose the best answer to each question.

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1. According to Cortés’s letter to King Charles I (Document 1.11), to whom did the Spanish owe their victory against the Aztecs?

Charles I

Cortés

God

Montezuma

Correct: The answer is c. Throughout his letter, Cortés professes his belief that God protected the Spanish throughout their ordeals with the Aztecs.

Incorrect: The answer is c. Throughout his letter, Cortés professes his belief that God protected the Spanish throughout their ordeals with the Aztecs.

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2. The account of the Aztecs' response to the Spanish (Document 1.12) describes the role played by the Aztec belief system in history and daily life. What does this account suggest about religion in the Aztec culture?

Aztec peasants were more amenable to Christianity than their counterparts in leadership positions.

The Aztec system of belief and Christianity were easily melded together.

Aztecs were largely monotheistic.

Regardless of class, Aztecs used their religion to understand the world in which they lived.

Correct: The answer is d. Throughout the narrative, Aztec political and social leaders assert that their belief system is fundamental to their worldview.

Incorrect: The answer is d. Throughout the narrative, Aztec political and social leaders assert that their belief system is fundamental to their worldview.

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3. Using Documents 1.11, 1.12, and 1.13, what conclusions can be made about the Spanish and the Aztecs?

Both cultures attributed natural events to the grace of the divine.

Both cultures argued that God helped the Spanish in their struggles against one another.

Both cultures attempted to fuse Christianity and the Aztec religion to better get along with one another.

Both cultures believed that their encounter was foretold by the divine.

Correct: The answer is a. In the accounts of battles, harvests, health, and fires, both the Spanish and the Aztecs believed that their God or gods took part in their daily lives and struggles.

Incorrect: The answer is a. In the accounts of battles, harvests, health, and fires, both the Spanish and the Aztecs believed that their God or gods took part in their daily lives and struggles.

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4. Which of the following customs did Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca observe while he lived on Isla de Malhado (see Document 1.14)?

Cabeza de Vaca preferred to live among Indians over the Spanish.

The Spanish held Indians as slaves.

The Charruco Indians practiced slavery.

The Indians on the Isla de Malhado imposed a strict social hierarchy on their people.

Correct: The answer is c. The Charruco Indians held Cabeza de Vaca as a slave for more than a year.

Incorrect: The answer is c. The Charruco Indians held Cabeza de Vaca as a slave for more than a year.

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5. Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (Document 1.14) and Francisco Vásquez de Coronado (Document 1.15) describe the social and cultural values of the Native Americans whom they encountered. What similarities existed between the two native cultures?

They believed in omens.

They did not have a strict social hierarchy.

They were willing to embrace Christianity.

They were controlled by the Aztecs.

Correct: The answer is b. Both authors noted the seemingly democratic nature of the Indians whom they encountered.

Incorrect: The answer is b. Both authors noted the seemingly democratic nature of the Indians whom they encountered.