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Christopher Columbus

Authored by Neal Norman

Social Studies, History, Geography

8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

Which nation closed the Silk Road to European traders, forcing them to find a sea route to Asia?

Roman Empire

Seleucid Empire

Ottoman Empire

Holy Roman Empire

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

Columbus mistakenly thought it was this distance to Asia from Europe?

280 miles

4900 miles

12200 miles

2800 miles

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

The Portuguese king found Columbus's plans to be absurd and his math was poor, however, this king and queen were willing to fund his expedition, despite misgivings?

King Ferdinand, Queen Isabella of Spain

King Ferdinand and Queen Elizabeth I of England

King George III and Queen Isabella of Germany

King Gustavus Adolphus and Princess Margaret of Sweden

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

In what year did Columbus begin his first expedition?

1592

1492

2022

1432

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

What was the goal of the first expedition to the west?

To find a new source of wheat

To enslave the native population

To discover a western passage to India

To visit Iceland

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

Christopher Columbus was stranded in Jamaica for nearly a year in the early 1500's?

True

False

He was pretending to be stranded

I wasn't paying attention, Mr. Norman.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

How did Columbus treat the natives and Spanish settlers under his command?

As guests of honor

With very careful consideration for their land and religions.

He was quite brutal, using dismemberment as a threat.

He brought them a fruit basket when they arrived in school.

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