- 1. When did Pedro Cabral claim Brazil for Portugal?
A) 1450
B) 1500
C) 1600
D) 1550
- 2. Who was the explorer that claimed Brazil for Portugal?
A) Christopher Columbus
B) Vasco da Gama
C) Ferdinand Magellan
D) Pedro Cabral
- 3. What country did Pedro Cabral sail for when claiming Brazil?
A) Portugal
B) England
C) Spain
D) France
- 4. Who was the reigning monarch of Portugal when Brazil was claimed?
A) Henry the Navigator
B) Manuel I
C) Philip II
D) Isabella I
- 5. Which indigenous tribe did Cabral and his crew encounter upon arriving in Brazil?
A) Tupiniquim
B) Inca
C) Maya
D) Aztec
- 6. What was the name of the land Pedro Cabral claimed in Brazil?
A) New World
B) Vera Cruz
C) Portuguese Empire
D) El Dorado
- 7. Which city did Cabral name upon claiming Brazil?
A) Rio de Janeiro
B) Sao Paulo
C) Porto Seguro
D) Salvador
- 8. What was the prevailing religion in Portugal at the time of Cabral's expedition?
A) Judaism
B) Catholicism
C) Islam
D) Protestantism
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