Balboa Quiz

Which character trait does Balboa exhibit throughout the story?

• compassion

• humility

• cooperation

• ambition

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Balboa is most famously credited with 

• converting the Native Americans to Christianity.

• discovering the Pacific Ocean.

• finding gold in California.

• becoming the next king of Spain.

Balboa thinks about Cristobal Colon, Vespucci, and the Pizarro brothers because

• they have followed Balboa into the New World.

• he considers himself a great explorer as well.

• they are members of Balboa's expedition.

• he competes with them for power.

Which event in the story is told in flashback?

• Balboa's trial for treason in Spain

• Balboa's voyage to the New World

• Balboa's confrontation with the jaguar

• Balboa's discovery of the South Sea

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Which best describes Leoncico?

• Balboa's cousin who has traveled with him to the New World.

• The monk who cursed Balboa for being so cruel.

• Balboa's dog that eats Native Americans.

• Balboa's nickname, which means "Balboa the Lion-hearted."

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In paragraph 21, the narrator says, "So the monk converts the Indians, and Balboa sends them on to God." What does Balboa do to the converts?

• sends them to Spanish monasteries.

• kills them with dogs.

• brings them to the Spanish Inquisition.

• builds churches for them.

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Something that is "pristine" is

• unspoiled

• unlocked

• unclean

• uncommon

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"Supplanted" means

• arrested

• supported

• criticized

• replaced

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What does "discord" mean?

• balance

• conflict

• harmony

• sound

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"To cede" means to

• give away

• take

• plant

• keep

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