- 1. What country was Hernando Cortes from?
A) Spain
B) Portugal
C) England
D) France
- 2. Who acted as Cortes's interpreter and advisor during the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs?
A) Bernal Diaz del Castillo
B) Francisco Pizarro
C) Francisco de Orellana
D) La Malinche
- 3. After conquering the Aztec Empire, what title was bestowed upon Cortes?
A) Conde de Niebla
B) Marques del Valle de Oaxaca
C) Duque de Veragua
D) Virrey de Nueva Espana
- 4. Which European disease greatly devastated the native population during Cortes's conquest?
A) Measles
B) Cholera
C) Influenza
D) Smallpox
- 5. Who was the Aztec god mistakenly believed to be returning when Cortes arrived?
A) Huitzilopochtli
B) Quetzalcoatl
C) Xipe Totec
D) Tlaloc
- 6. What year did Cortes first set foot in Mexico?
A) 1521
B) 1540
C) 1519
D) 1532
- 7. What was the name of the city-state ruled by Montezuma II?
A) Palenque
B) Tikal
C) Chichen Itza
D) Tenochtitlan
- 8. In what year did Cortes die?
A) 1556
B) 1525
C) 1571
D) 1547
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