Author
Who is the author of "The Eclipse"?
Augusto Monterroso Bonilla
A solar eclipse happens when what gets between the Earth and the Sun.
Moon
A convent is a place where who lives?
Nuns
Aristotle was the famous Greek _______ who Brother B studied, which made him feel he was smarter than the natives.
Philosopher
True or False: A penguin is a bird.
True
What country is the author from?
Honduras
A solar eclipse can only take place at the phase of ______ moon.
New Moon
Priests study and live out their lives where?
A rectory
Who was Charles V?
Ruler of the Holy Roman Empire
The Civil War ended in what year?
1865
The author of "the Eclipse" was a ____________ and an __________.
writer and activist
What kind of omen were eclipses considered?
Negative/Bad Omen
What was the Spanish inquisition?
An action by the Spanish to VIOLENTLY enforce Catholicism in all of their colonized kingdoms (e.g. Guatemala, Honduras)
Who was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519-1556?
Charles V
What galaxy do we live in?
Milky Way
Who did he feel compromised the integrity of Mayan culture?
European Colonists
What does Brother B say to try to deceive the natives?
"I can make the sun darken on high!" which describes what happens during an eclipse.
When did the Spanish Inquisition take place?
1478-1834
Brother B was from what convent?
Convent of Los Abrojos
What is the element for this atomic symbol: Na
Sodium
What did he want to do for the Mayan?
He wanted to perserve the Mayan's culture.
The Mayans already knew the dates of all the eclipses, recorded in ______________.
Codices
What is a Conquistador?
A conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Latin America in the 16th century. Known for violence and aggression/force.
Charles V was the primary author of what doctrines?
Spanish Inquisition doctrines
Felis domesticus is what?
A domestic cat