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Survey of Guam's History Trivia Quiz

This quiz covers the history of Guam from before the Spanish arrived and during the period of Spanish control. The questions are designed to provide information about Guam for the average quiztaker.

A multiple-choice quiz by Scuttle1326. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Scuttle1326

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
155,741

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
550

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following European explorers is said to have 'discovered' Guam? Hint

Vasco da Gama

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Ferdinand Magellan

Hernando Cortes

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the generally accepted date for the discovery of Guam? Hint

6 March 1521

6 March 1520

27 June 1521

17 June 1520

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Question 3 of 10

3. Why did members of Magellan's crew, on their first sortie ashore, burn about 50 thatched huts, set fire to canoes, and slaughter several of the natives? Hint

Some of the natives had removed a skiff from the Spanish ship.

The natives were not Christians.

The crew was in a bad mood.

The natives would not give them any food.

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following names did Magellan give to these islands? Hint

Ladrone Islands

Guahan Islands

Marianas Islands

Talofofo Islands

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following animals did the members of General Garcia Jofre de Loaisa expedition NOT see when they arrived in 1526? Hint

All of the above

Parrots

Horses

Snakes

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Question 6 of 10

6. The natives of Guam were officially called _________. Hint

Guamanians

Chamorros

Ladronians

Micronesians

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who is considered to be "The Apostle of the Marianas"? Hint

Luis Sablan San Agustin

Ricardo Bordallo

Diego Luis de Sanvitores

Francisco al Duarte

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following religious orders was the first to begin religious instruction for the purpose of converting the Chamorros of Guam to Christianity? Hint

Society of Jesus

Maryknoll

Order of St. Francis

Order of St. Benedict

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Question 9 of 10

9. Prior to the arrival of the Spanish, Guam's society was: Hint

patriarchal and patrilineal

patrilineal and matriarchal

matrilineal and patriarchal

matriarchal and matrilineal

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Question 10 of 10

10. Prior to Magellan, in the larger villages of Guam there was always a "great house". It was for the use of a certain section of the population. This group included which of the following: Hint

Married men and unmarried women

Married men and married women

Unmarried women and married men

Unmarried men and unmarried women

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following European explorers is said to have 'discovered' Guam?

Answer: Ferdinand Magellan

Guam was discovered when Magellan and his crew landed at Umatac Bay. They had survived a harrowing three month voyage from the tip of South America. By the time Guam was sighted the crew had been reduced to eating "...ox hides, ... sawdust, ...rats". (Pigafetta)

2. What is the generally accepted date for the discovery of Guam?

Answer: 6 March 1521

The local inhabitants sailed their triangular-sail canoes out to meet Magellan's ships. They made gestures and signs of welcome to the crew and invited them to come ashore. The natives managed to climb aboard the ship and eventually overwhelmed the crew.

When the crew attempted to get them to leave they were unsuccessful. Eventually the crew resorted to the use of guns. A number of the natives were killed.

3. Why did members of Magellan's crew, on their first sortie ashore, burn about 50 thatched huts, set fire to canoes, and slaughter several of the natives?

Answer: Some of the natives had removed a skiff from the Spanish ship.

The crew may have been in a bad mood, afterall they were nearly starving and quite ill. Also the crew had no knowledge of these natives and saw the removal of the skiff as sheer theft. Therefore, the Spanish exacted punishment for the act and retrieved the skiff. After this incident, the natives did supply the crew with a plethora of fresh fruit and vegetables.

4. Which of the following names did Magellan give to these islands?

Answer: Ladrone Islands

Ladrone = thieves.

5. Which of the following animals did the members of General Garcia Jofre de Loaisa expedition NOT see when they arrived in 1526?

Answer: All of the above

They did see "...turtle doves, of which they (natives)appeared very fond, keeping them in cages and teaching them to speak". (Burney)

6. The natives of Guam were officially called _________.

Answer: Chamorros

They are still called Chamorros today. The Chamorro language is one of the two official languages in use on the island. The other is English.

7. Who is considered to be "The Apostle of the Marianas"?

Answer: Diego Luis de Sanvitores

Sanvitores was a Jesuit priest who was credited with converting the Chamorros to Christianity. He was eventually killed by Matapang, a former convert of his, for baptizing Matapang's child without permission.

8. Which of the following religious orders was the first to begin religious instruction for the purpose of converting the Chamorros of Guam to Christianity?

Answer: Society of Jesus

Although an unamed Franciscan passed through the island during the period 1596 - 1597, Padre Sanvitores is considered to be "... the first Christian leader to settle and found a branch of the Jesuit missions on the placid island". (Beardsley) Sanvitores and a small group arrived in 1668.

9. Prior to the arrival of the Spanish, Guam's society was:

Answer: matriarchal and matrilineal

"In general women held greater authority in the Chamorro social pattern..." (Beardsley) Family descent was though the female line. In other words, children were given the surname of their mothers. Property, land, etc., were also passed through the mother's line.

10. Prior to Magellan, in the larger villages of Guam there was always a "great house". It was for the use of a certain section of the population. This group included which of the following:

Answer: Unmarried men and unmarried women

"The premarital consorting of the sexes in the Marianas was institutionalized in clubhouses...".(Thompson) The reason behind the "great house" was to allow young people freedom for companionship.

Source: Author Scuttle1326

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