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What do the people in the text use to weigh items accurately?
What do the people in the text use to weigh items accurately?
- Stone scales with symbols for different units
- Metal scales with a spring mechanism
- Wooden scales with marks for quarters, thirds, and pounds (correct)
- Digital scales with a touch screen
How do the youth in the text create music?
How do the youth in the text create music?
- By using metal bells
- By playing on pipes called subin (correct)
- By playing on guitars
- By using drums made of bamboo
Where are the sea snails found according to the text?
Where are the sea snails found according to the text?
- Inside the wooden houses of the people
- In the bodies of whales (correct)
- Inside large shells near the shoreline
- On the roofs of the houses
How are the houses constructed in the text?
How are the houses constructed in the text?
What animals are kept under the houses in the text?
What animals are kept under the houses in the text?
How do the people enter their houses in the text?
How do the people enter their houses in the text?
What were the creatures with black teeth and skin, white shell, and good to eat called?
What were the creatures with black teeth and skin, white shell, and good to eat called?
What is the name of the island where the group arrived?
What is the name of the island where the group arrived?
What did the indigenous people give in exchange for metals like iron?
What did the indigenous people give in exchange for metals like iron?
How many pieces of gold did the indigenous people give for fourteen pounds of iron?
How many pieces of gold did the indigenous people give for fourteen pounds of iron?
What is the significance of the name 'the watering-place of good signs' given to the island?
What is the significance of the name 'the watering-place of good signs' given to the island?
Why did the captain-general not want to take too much gold from the indigenous people?
Why did the captain-general not want to take too much gold from the indigenous people?
What did the group buy from the men who visited them with coconuts and other items?
What did the group buy from the men who visited them with coconuts and other items?
Why did the group refer to the islands they found as 'the Archipelago of San Lazaro'?
Why did the group refer to the islands they found as 'the Archipelago of San Lazaro'?
Why was a platform built in the consecrated square on Saturday?
Why was a platform built in the consecrated square on Saturday?
What did the captain-general assure the king about regarding the discharging of pieces on Sunday morning?
What did the captain-general assure the king about regarding the discharging of pieces on Sunday morning?
What did the lord of the men who visited wear in his ears?
What did the lord of the men who visited wear in his ears?
On what date did the men return with coconuts, sweet oranges, and other items to show to the group?
On what date did the men return with coconuts, sweet oranges, and other items to show to the group?
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