History of Portugal

What was the name of the navigator who was put in charge of finding the sea route to India by King Manuel I?

• Cristopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Pedro Álvares Cabral

• Diogo Cão

Which instruments did the navigators use?

• The quadrant and the compass

• The astrolabe, the compass and the sun measurement

• The quadrant, the astrolabe, the compass and the sun measurement

• The compass and the sun measurement

Who discovered Brazil?

• Vasco da Gama

• Fernão de Magalhães

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Pedro Álvares Cabral

The first European to reach the cape was the Portuguese explorer...

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Gil Eanes

• Cristopher Columbus

• Fernão de Magalhães

The Portuguese navigator who passed the Cape Bojador for the first time was...

• Afonso de Albuquerque

• Gil Eanes

• Tristão Teixeira

• Bartolomeu Dias

What shape did the sails of the caravel have?

• Triangular

• Round

• Square

What did the astrolabe measure?

• The altitude of the sun and stars

• The longitude of the sun and stars

• The temperature of the water

Where did Vasco da Gama pray before he set out to India in 1497?

• Fátima

• Bragança

• Lisbon

• Nazaré

Who are the Portuguese heroes represented in the monument?

• Magellan, Dias, King Manuel II

• Gama, Silves, Cabral and Magellan

• Gama, Dias, Cabral, Magellan and Prince Henry

When did Bartolomeu Dias make it around the Cape of Good Hope?

• In 1468

• In 1478

• In 1488

• In 1498