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Explorers Test
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  • 1. What was Christopher Columbus most known for?
A) Exploring the South Pacific
B) First to the top of Mount Everest
C) First to circumnavigate the globe
D) Discovering the Hudson River
E) Starting the European exploration of America
  • 2. What was the first land that Columbus' and his crew saw in the New World?
A) Massachusetts
B) The island of San Salvador
C) The Island of Cuba
D) Florida
E) Mexico
  • 3. What continent did Columbus think he had reached when he visited the Americas?
A) Asia
B) South America
C) Australia
D) Antarctica
E) Africa
  • 4. True or False: Columbus was the first person to set foot on land in either of the American continents?
A) False
B) True
  • 5. What is Hernan Cortes most known for?
A) Exploring the South Pacific
B) Starting the European exploration of America
C) Conquering the Aztec Empire
D) First to circumnavigate the globe
E) First to visit the South Pole
  • 6. What was the name of the Aztec capital city that Cortes conquered?
A) Tenochtitlan
B) Tulum
C) Chichen Itza
D) Palenque
E) Cholula
  • 7. What position did Cortes receive after he conquered the Aztecs?
A) Captain in the army
B) King of the Aztecs
C) Governor of New Spain
D) Mayor of Juarez
E) King of Spain
  • 8. What body of water was originally named the Sea of Cortes?
A) Gulf of Mexico
B) Magdalena Bay
C) Gulf of California
D) San Juan River
E) Laka Chapala
  • 9. What is Francisco Pizarro most known for?
A) Exploring the Louisiana Territory and the Pacific Northwest
B) First European to sail from Europe to India by going around Africa
C) Conquering the Inca Empire
D) Led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe
E) Exploring the South Pacific
  • 10. What advantages did Pizarro have over the Inca?
A) all of the above
B) iron weapons
C) horses
D) cannons
E) guns
  • 11. What weakened the Inca and made them easier for Pizarro to conquer?
A) They had recently been attacked by the Aztec
B) Drought
C) Diseases such as smallpox
D) Poor diet
E) The hot summer weather
  • 12. How did Francisco Pizarro die?
A) He died of old age in Spain
B) He was killed in a battle against the Inca
C) He fell off a cliff in the Andes Mountains
D) He was assassinated by his partner's men
E) He was poisoned by one of his soldiers
  • 13. On what island did Ponce de Leon establish the first Spanish settlement and later become governor?
A) Cuba
B) Hispaniola
C) Roanoke
D) Jamaica
E) Puerto Rico
  • 14. What is Juan Ponce de Leon most known for?
A) Exploring Florida and searching for the Fountain of Youth
B) Conquering the Inca Empire
C) Exploring the Louisiana Territory and the Pacific Northwest
D) Led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe
E) Exploring the South Pacific
  • 15. What land did Ponce de Leon discover and name while searching for new islands north of Puerto Rico?
A) Texas
B) Florida
C) Jamaica
D) Mexico
E) Cuba
  • 16. Why did Ponce de Leon return to Florida in 1521?
A) To map the coastline
B) To search for gold
C) To fight the English
D) To fight the natives
E) To establish a Spanish colony
  • 17. What is Ferdinand Magellan most known for?
A) Led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe
B) Mapping the Hudson River and the North Atlantic
C) First European to sail from Europe to India by going around Africa
D) Exploring the South Pacific
E) Exploring the Louisiana Territory and the Pacific Northwest
  • 18. What continent did Magellan sail south of at the start of his voyage?
A) Europe
B) Asia
C) Antarctica
D) South America
E) Africa
  • 19. What did Magellan call the Straits of Magellan when he first discovered the passage?
A) Les Saints Passage
B) King Charles Straits
C) Bohai Strait
D) Anguilla Channel
E) All Saints' Channel
  • 20. How did Magellan die?
A) He died of old age in Spain
B) He was killed by pirates in the Indian Ocean
C) He died of malaria while exploring Australia
D) His ship sunk somewhere in the Pacific Ocean
E) He was killed by local tribes in the Philippine Islands
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