WorksheetsCabeza de Vaca Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Was Cabeza still friends with the Spaniards after they met again? (Luz)
Yes
No
How did Cabeza survive? (Luz)
Wilderness skills
Healing skills
Respect for indigenous people
All
Which document mentions that Cabeza performed surgery? (Colvin)
Document A
Document B
Document C
Document D
Why did the indigenous people not kill Cabeza? (Enyssia)
They liked him.
He helped them.
He was part of their family.
He tricked them into thinking he was a good guy.
What did Cabeza de Vaca mainly eat? (Anthony)
Snakes rabbits, corn
Birds, leaves, bread
Snakes, spiders, rats, berries.
Rocks
How did Cabeza perform surgery in all that pressure? (Leo)
He used a needle to patch up the cut
He used a computer to see how to sew a stitch
He used a deer bone
He used a magic wand to do everything
What do you call somebody stuck on a island? (Eli)
a castaway
somebody stuck
a random person
a cannibal
What did he use to get the arrow out when he was doing surgery? (Osvaldo)
a stick
a rock
a knife
scissors
How did Cabeza learn sign language? (Stefany)
He just learned
He practiced
His friends showed him
He looked it up online
How many languages did Cabeza learn? (Anthony)
1
2
3
4
Where is Cabeza trying to go? (Ja'Xyon)
New York
Africa
Mexico
China
What did Cabeza mainly eat? (Yaretzi)
Berries, mollusks
rats, roots
lizards, snakes, spiders
all
What document shows how Cabeza survives in the cold? (Adrian)
Doc C
Doc A
Doc B
Doc D
Who trapped Cabeza? (Chastelin)
Friends
Indians
Spaniards
none of the above
How many stitches did Cabeza put in the indigenous man? (Colvin)
1 stitch
3 stitches
2 stitches
5 stitches
Where was Cabeza exploring? (Anthony)
Northern India
Western India
Northern Texas
Southern California
While on the raft, Cabeza drank water from what?
A hollowed out coconut
A water flask
A hollowed out horse leg
A deer bladder
When Cabeza befriended his captors, they allowed him to ____
served as a trader among Indian bands
become captain of the raft
become a translator
babysit the children
In 1534, Cabeza was able to make a campfire from _____
flames started from a tree struck by lightning
a fire from another castaway camp
a lighter he found under a rock
matches in the emergency kit
How many other survivors were with Cabeza de Vaca?
1 other survivor
2 other survivors
3 other survivors
4 other survivors
