Shipwreck Literature Passage Analysis

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What day of the week did the narrator fall into the sea during Magellan's voyage?

  • Monday (correct)
  • Sunday
  • Wednesday
  • Friday

What was the small boat with eight men in it called by the natives during Magellan's voyage?

  • boloto (correct)
  • katipunan
  • sampaguita
  • parol

Which direction did the crew shape their course toward on the same day as the incident of falling into the sea?

  • north-northeast
  • west-south-west (correct)
  • east-southeast
  • south-southwest

Who aided the narrator after he fell into the sea according to the text?

<p>Charity (the Virgin) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where were the crew sailing between on Holy Monday during Magellan's voyage?

<p>Four small islands (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the captain-general do on Monday afternoon, 18 March?

<p>Ordered food to be set before the chief of the nine men. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did the captain-general desire to land on an uninhabited island?

<p>To be more secure and get water. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What items did the captain-general give to the nine men who arrived in a boat?

<p>Red caps, mirrors, combs, bells, ivory, bocasine, and other things. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What signs of joy did the chief of the nine men show upon their arrival?

<p>Gestures and expressions. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did the captain-general order that no one should move or say a word when the boat with nine men approached?

<p>To maintain control over the situation. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the five ornately adorned men do after arriving at the shore?

<p>Joined the captain-general's crew. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who feigned to take no heed of the words advising the Christian king how to gain the ships and merchandise?

<p>The slave (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why couldn't the speaker go with the twenty-four men who went ashore to dine with the Christian king?

<p>He was ill from a wound caused by a poisoned arrow. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did João Carvalho and the constable do when they suspected some evil after seeing the man cured by a miracle taking the priest to his house?

<p>They immediately returned to the ship. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the Christian king send word about on Wednesday morning?

<p>The jewels promised to send to the king of Spain. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did the crew discharge many mortars into the houses and draw nearer to the shore?

<p>To intimidate the native tribes. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was bound and wounded and begged not to fire anymore as the crew discharged mortars into the houses?

<p>João Serrão (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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