Land of Hope quiz

which of the following countries took the lead in exploration?

• Portugal

• England

• France

• Spain

Who wrote Utopia?

• John Dos passos

• Robert Frost

• Francis Bacon

• Sir Thomas More

In which modern day-country country is it believed that Leif Eriksson first stepped onto ground in North America?

• United States

• Bahamas

• Canada

• Mexico

Which major technological advancement allowed ships to sail against the wind?

• Printing press

• Tacking

• Carrack

• Caravel

who said, ''To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child''

• John Dos Passos

• Cicero

• vasco da Gama

• Amerigo Vespucci

Whose memoir inspired other navigators and explorers?

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Marco polo

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Vasco da Gama

What is believed about Leif Eriksson that makes him significant to our history class?

• He made four voyages to the New world.

• He discovered Greenland and planted its first colony.

• He was the first to sail around the Cape of Good Hope.

• He was the first European to reach the North American continent.

who was the first to sail to the around the cape of good hope to India?

• vasco da gama

• prince henry the navigator

• marco polo

• Bartolomeu Dias

Who wrote the new Atlantis?

• John Dos passos

• Sir Thomas More

• Robert Frost

• Francis Bacon

Who had found a route to the East and was holding it a secret?

• Spanish

• British

• Portuguese

• Italian