7/14/26, 9:48 PM Quiz # 5 (Spain): HST 309: Exploration and Empire (2026 Summer B)
Quiz # 5 (Spain)
Due Jul 22 at 11:59pm
Points 30
Questions 15
Available until Jul 22 at 11:59pm
Time Limit 15 Minutes
Instructions
Please select the best answer to the following questions:
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 5 minutes 30 out of 30
Score for this quiz: 30 out of 30
Submitted Jul 12 at 2:32pm
This attempt took 5 minutes.
Correct answer
Question 1
2 /2 pts
In exchange for the privilege of managing parcels of land for the Spanish monarchs, encomienderos
were required to
pay tribute to the monarchs.
provide Christian instruction to the natives.
build cities and towns according to traditional Spanish designs.
subjugate the native populations to slavery.
Correct answer
Question 2
2/2pts
Which conquistador defeated the Aztecs?
Hernan Cortes
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Francisco de Alemeida
Francisco Pizzaro
Correct answer
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Question 3
2/2pts
Which is NOT one of the reasons for the successful defeat of the Aztec empire by the conquestadors?
disease
superior weapons
the inferiority of Aztec civilization
alliances with other indigenious peoples
Correct answer
Question 4
2/2pts
Who won the debate at Valladolid?
Francisco de Vitoria
there is no recorded winner
Juan Gines de Sepulveda
Bartolome de las Casas
Correct answer
Question 5
2/2pts
Who was considered the first of the great conquistadores?
Francisco Pizzaro
Francisco de Alemeida
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Hernan Cortes
Correct answer
Question 6
2 /2 pts
Hernan Cortes's letters documenting his campaign were
filled with the heroic exploits and cruelty of his men.
focused on documenting the customs of the peoples he encountered.
sparse but detailed.
graphic and detailed but biased.
Correct answer
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Quiz # 5 (Spain)
Due Jul 22 at 11:59pm
Points 30
Questions 15
Available until Jul 22 at 11:59pm
Time Limit 15 Minutes
Instructions
Please select the best answer to the following questions:
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 5 minutes 30 out of 30
Score for this quiz: 30 out of 30
Submitted Jul 12 at 2:32pm
This attempt took 5 minutes.
Correct answer
Question 1
2 /2 pts
In exchange for the privilege of managing parcels of land for the Spanish monarchs, encomienderos
were required to
pay tribute to the monarchs.
provide Christian instruction to the natives.
build cities and towns according to traditional Spanish designs.
subjugate the native populations to slavery.
Correct answer
Question 2
2/2pts
Which conquistador defeated the Aztecs?
Hernan Cortes
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Francisco de Alemeida
Francisco Pizzaro
Correct answer
https://asu.instructure.com/courses/261915/quizzes/20280787?module _item_id=19902554 1/5
, 7/14/26, 9:48 PM Quiz # 5 (Spain): HST 309: Exploration and Empire (2026 Summer B)
Question 3
2/2pts
Which is NOT one of the reasons for the successful defeat of the Aztec empire by the conquestadors?
disease
superior weapons
the inferiority of Aztec civilization
alliances with other indigenious peoples
Correct answer
Question 4
2/2pts
Who won the debate at Valladolid?
Francisco de Vitoria
there is no recorded winner
Juan Gines de Sepulveda
Bartolome de las Casas
Correct answer
Question 5
2/2pts
Who was considered the first of the great conquistadores?
Francisco Pizzaro
Francisco de Alemeida
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Hernan Cortes
Correct answer
Question 6
2 /2 pts
Hernan Cortes's letters documenting his campaign were
filled with the heroic exploits and cruelty of his men.
focused on documenting the customs of the peoples he encountered.
sparse but detailed.
graphic and detailed but biased.
Correct answer
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