De Vaca Quiz Flashcards
What caused the travelers great pressure?
Hearing the people ahead had a maze.
These people do not raise mazes because they do not have enough arable soil.
False
The explorers finally reached the Gulf of Mexico, which they called the South Sea.
True
An abridgement is
shorten version of work
What is the best explanation for De Vacas use of the phrase “ Where the sun Sets” instead of the word “west”?
It was the common way of referring to this direction at the time.
The main foods eaten by native Americans The route of Cabeza de Vaca and his party is toward the __.
Sunset
Cabeza de Vaca is surprised because the Native Americans show grief only __ their family members die.
Before
The Native Americans guiding Cabeza de Vaca’s party becomes afraid because of the __ of eight Native Americans.
Deaths
The main foods eaten by the Native Americans and explorers are beans, squash and __.
Maize
Although most of the Native Americans have little food to give the explorers, they give them plenty of __.
blankets
Cabeza de Vaca calls the “liveliest and most capable” people he meets the “people of the __.
cows
Two __ were sent ahead to warn other Native Americans of the explorers’ coming because women could travel anywhere.
women
The attitude of Cabeza de Vaca’s Native American guides is __.
Fearful
In which of the following sentences is the word “feign” used correctly?
You should not feign being sick in order to stay home
These Native Americans cook their food in a gourd filled with water heated by hot stones.
Responses
True
What was the main purpose of this selection?
To describe a trip and the people encountered on it.
Which of the following statements about a narrative is false?
It is only told in Fiction
At one point, the explorers have nothing to eat but chacan, an edible root.
False
The native Americans cooked there own food in
Gourds
The travel narrative could be best described as
Factual but somewhat biased
Unusual
Singular
Pleading with
besought
gourds with hard shells
calabashes
live
subsist
talking
holding parley
what is the most likely reason the Native Americans in this selection did not show grief when their relative dies of illness
They had already grieved deeply during the relative’s illness.
Which of the following best restates the meaning of the phrase “these were the first abodes we saw that were like unto real houses”?
These were the first real houses that we saw on our trip.
