These Truths - Chapters 1-2 Quiz

What did some European philosophers use to justify slavery?

Question Answer Choices Plato's philosophy. Darwin's theory. Aristotle's philosophy. Newton's laws.

What role did European literacy play in their conquest of the Americas?

Question Answer Choices It was only a minor factor in their conquest. It played a significant role in their conquest. It hindered their conquest efforts. It had no impact on their conquest.

What did Christopher Columbus inaccurately believe about the Taíno people?

Question Answer Choices He believed they lacked tools, religion, government, or a comprehensible language. He believed they were descendants of an ancient European civilization. He thought they had advanced weaponry and military tactics. He believed they were eager to convert to Christianity.

What does Lepore's book primarily focus on?

Question Answer Choices Political history. Technological history. Cultural history. Economic history.

What did the English colonizers' experiences with Indigenous people lead them to imagine?

Question Answer Choices A utopian society. A state of nature prior to law and government. A war-torn civilization. A technologically advanced culture.

What did the Europeans turn aside through self-justifying ideas about what the Indigenous peoples lacked?

Question Answer Choices The importance of religious conversion. The question of what right they had to rule the Indigenous peoples. The need for technological advancements. The necessity of establishing trade routes.

What central question does Lepore explore in 'These Truths'?

Question Answer Choices What role did capitalism play in the development of the United States? Why did Queen Elizabeth I hesitate to colonize the Americas? Can human beings rule themselves justly? How did European colonization impact Indigenous peoples?

What concept did English philosophers like John Locke theorize about based on the assumption that Europeans had once been like Indigenous people?

Question Answer Choices Religion. Government. Economy. Language.

What question arose as the European conquest of the Americas proceeded?

Question Answer Choices How to establish trade routes? What resources could be extracted? How to convert Indigenous people to Christianity? What gave one people the right to rule another?

What motivated the initial European investigations of the 'New World'?

Question Answer Choices The poverty of Europe. The desire to spread European culture. The quest for new technological advancements. The search for religious freedom.