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