Potosí - Quiz
A) Native Andeans, Spanish settlers, and black slaves B) Indigenous people, French colonists, and African slaves C) Spanish settlers, Portuguese traders, and mestizos D) Black slaves, Chinese laborers, and native Andeans
A) Merchants and traders B) Black slaves working on plantations C) Spanish settlers engaged in trade D) Native men forced to labor in silver mines
A) Positions as mine overseers B) Jobs as blacksmiths C) Roles as Spanish administrators D) Opportunities as merchants and traders
A) Spanish settlers farming land B) Merchants trading spices C) Suppliers of food and holders of urban and rural real estate D) Black slaves working on farms
A) A portion of their husband's estate B) Freedom from domestic duties C) Full ownership of any property they acquired D) The right to vote in local elections
A) Spices and herbs B) Textiles and pottery C) Food, coca leaves, and chicha D) Livestock and grains
A) The majority, exclusively in brothels B) A portion, often working in brothels annexed to gambling dens C) None, it was forbidden under Spanish law D) Only widows who lost their property
A) French traders B) Germans C) Basques D) Portuguese settlers
A) Basques and Vicuñas B) Spanish settlers and native Andeans C) French traders and mestizos D) Portuguese colonists and black slaves
A) An agreement brokered by local merchants B) The complete withdrawal of the Vicuñas C) A wedding between the leaders' son and daughter D) The arrival of Spanish Crown forces
A) A black slave leader B) A native Andean trader C) A Basque nun who escaped her convent and dressed as a man D) A Spanish governor in Potosí
A) Peaceful transition to independence B) Complete defeat of Royalist forces C) Increased sense that Potosí required its own independent government D) Immediate control by Patriot forces
A) Blow it up, but natives undid the fuse B) Sell it to local merchants C) Convert it into a military base D) Transform it into a government building
A) Three, including Belgrano's B) One, led by Juan José Castelli C) Two more after Belgrano's retreat D) None, it remained under Royalist control
A) Ten thousand B) Fifteen thousand C) Thirteen thousand D) Twenty thousand
A) Increased efficiency in ore extraction B) Enhanced worker productivity C) Mercury poisoning took many lives. D) Improved safety conditions
A) Nearly 50% B) Less than 10% C) About 25% D) Over 75%
A) 3,500 mitayos B) 4,108 mitayos C) 6,000 mitayos D) 5,000 mitayos
A) Spanish overseers B) Volunteer miners C) Contractual workers. D) Slaves brought from Africa
A) 1565 B) 1545 C) 1554 D) 1609
A) 60% B) 50% C) 70% D) 40%
A) Direct smelting B) Patio process C) Hydraulic mining D) Pan amalgamation
A) Bartolomé de Medina B) Francisco Pizarro C) Hernán Cortés D) Christopher Columbus
A) Quipus B) Chakana C) Guayras D) Tambos
A) Diezmo B) Alcabala C) Quinto D) Tributo
A) Novelas ejemplares B) El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha C) Don Quixote D) La Galatea
A) Villa Imperial B) Alcaldía Mayor C) Ciudad Real D) Presidio
A) 7,000 B) 5,000 C) 6,000 D) 8,000
A) At least 120,000 B) 150,000 C) 130,000 D) 100,000
A) Benedictines B) Jesuits C) Franciscans D) Dominicans
A) 1650 B) 1609 C) 1700 D) 1750
A) Three B) Five C) Seven D) Ten
A) About 1462 B) 1525 C) 1492 D) 1500
A) Arroba B) Kilogram C) Ounce D) Pound
A) 50 kg B) 5 kg C) 25 kg D) 11 kg
A) River water flowing B) A frightening thunderous noise C) Birdsong D) Wind blowing
A) Incan B) Quechua C) Spanish D) Aymara
A) Diego Huallpa B) Hernán Cortés C) Atahualpa D) Francisco Pizarro
A) Temperate oceanic climate B) Tropical rainforest climate C) Desert climate D) Cold highland climate
A) UNESCO World Heritage Site B) International Historic Monument C) World Cultural Heritage City D) Global Geopark
A) Lima, Peru B) Buenos Aires, Argentina C) Mexico City, Mexico D) Guanajuato, Mexico
A) Long dry period B) Constantly wet C) Short dry period D) No dry period
A) 1985 B) 1891 C) 1996 D) 2011
A) Eighteenth century B) Twentieth century C) Nineteenth century D) Sixteenth century
A) 1975 B) 1985 C) 1996 D) 2000
A) 2,000 meters (6,560 feet) B) 750 meters (2,460 feet) C) 500 meters (1,640 feet) D) 1,150 meters (3,770 feet)
A) A major earthquake B) Eruption of a supervolcano C) The dome was extruded D) Formation of a large lake
A) Formed when ascending dacite magma reacted with groundwater B) An ancient volcanic ash deposit C) A type of sedimentary rock layer D) A fossilized forest
A) An igneous intrusion B) A sedimentary basin C) A lava plateau D) The Caracoles tuff ring
A) 10 °C (50 °F) B) -4 °C (25 °F) C) 20 °C (68 °F) D) 15 °C (59 °F)
A) Santa Cruz B) Sucre C) La Paz D) Belén
A) Viru Viru International Airport B) Aeropuerto Capitán Nicolas Rojas C) Chimoré Airport D) El Alto International Airport
A) Transandino Railway B) Bolivian Railway C) Rio Mulatos-Potosí line D) Andean Railway
A) Green Bay, Wisconsin B) Potosi, Wisconsin C) Milwaukee, Wisconsin D) Madison, Wisconsin
A) Trujillo B) Arequipa C) Cusco D) Lima
A) Lhasa B) Guangzhou C) Beijing D) Shanghai |
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