Question 1

The primary objective of the thousands of priests in New Spain was to:

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A)   bless marriages
B)   establish towns
C)   educate Spanish colonists
D)   serve as government officials
E)   convert the IndiansF) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 2

At the time Europeans arrived in North America, Indians

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A)   had largely died off from contagious diseases
B)   all spoke dialects of the same language
C)   were producing tools and weapons of iron
D)   fed themselves exclusively through farming
E)   tended to worship spirits in their natural surroundingsF) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

The Aztecs:

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A)   were the most advanced example of the Adena-Hopewell culture
B)   had an empire of perhaps 5 million people in Mexico
C)   absorbed the Mayas around 1425
D)   succumbed to the Toltecs around AD 900
E)   were a peaceful, nomadic peopleF) All of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 4

By the seventeenth century, the Indian population in Spain's New World empire had decreased by about:

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A)   5 percent
B)   50 percent
C)   25 percent
D)   90 percent
E)   10 percentF) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 5

The New World was named for the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A central element of John Calvin's theology was his belief in:

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A)   salvation through good works
B)   predestination
C)   infant baptism
D)   papal infallibility
E)   the basic truth of all religionsF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

Many of the New World's early explorers were looking for a shorter and safer route around Africa to India.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The English attempt to establish a colony on Roanoke Island resulted in:

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A)   a severe blow to Spanish power
B)   a permanent English presence in North America
C)   a severe blow to English power
D)   the execution of Sir Walter Raleigh
E)   the disappearance of the colonistsF) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 9

Which of the following foods did Europeans introduce to the New World?

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A)   beans
B)   corn
C)   potatoes
D)   squash
E)   riceF) A) and E)
G) C) and D) E

Question 10

Traditionally, scholars have believed that Paleo-Indians migrated from Asia into North America:

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A)   in response to global warming
B)   in pursuit of large game animals
C)   beginning about a thousand years ago
D)   to escape tribal warfare in Asia
E)   in search of a disease-free environmentF) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 11

In 1492, Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain did all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)   capture Granada, the last Muslim stronghold in Spain
B)   force Jews to either convert or leave Spain
C)   sponsor Columbus's first voyage across the Atlantic
D)   begin to build an overseas empire
E)   unite Spain and Portugal under one crownF) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 12

Those who wanted to purify the Church of England were called "Puritans."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Dutch sailors, like Sir Francis Drake, were essentially:

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A)   slave traders
B)   explorers
C)   missionaries
D)   pirates
E)   deep-sea fishermenF) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 14

On his first voyage, Columbus:

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A)   explored a number of Caribbean islands
B)   landed on the mainland of North America
C)   realized he had discovered a new world
D)   expressed his kind intentions toward the Indians
E)   ensured that he would be wealthy for lifeF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

Francis Drake was one of the most famous English pirates.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The introduction of horses to Plains tribes:

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A)   unilaterally bettered the lives of their women
B)   lessened their dependence on bison
C)   replaced dogs as beasts of burden
D)   minimally altered the ecology of the Great Plains
E)   made them less nomadicF) D) and E)
G) B) and C) C

Question 17

The French captain, Jacques Cartier, most importantly explored the:

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A)   Caribbean
B)   Mississippi River
C)   Great Lakes
D)   St. Lawrence River
E)   Hudson BayF) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 18

The title of this chapter is "The Collision of Cultures." In what ways is this phrase an accurate assessment of the early relationship between the Old World and the New World?

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Question 20

Columbus succeeded in:

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A)   finding a water route to Asia
B)   proving the world was round
C)   inspiring subsequent European explorations
D)   bringing the benefits of European civilization to the Indians
E)   finding rich sources of rubies and diamondsF) C) and D)
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Many of the New World's early explorers were looking for a shorter and safer route around Africa to India.

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Those who wanted to purify the Church of England were called "Puritans."

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