Age of Exploration Quiz 1

Which motivation for exploration was to teach natives about God?

• Gold

• God

• Glory

• Geography

Which motivation for exploration was to claim land and become famous and important?

• Gold

• God

• Glory

• Geography

Who did Christopher Columbus work for?

• England

• France

• Spain

• Portugal

In what year did Christopher Columbus find the New World?

• 1492

• 1500

• 1600

• 1700

Why was Columbus considered a hero when he returned to Spain?

• A. He discovered a new animal

• B. He brought gold and claims on new lands

• C. He found a new type of plant

• D. He made new friends

What did Marco Polo explore?

• A. The Northwest Passage

• B. The Silk Road

• C. The Amazon River

• D. The Sahara Desert

What do you call someone who travels to unknown places in search of valuable things like gold?

• A. A scientist

• B. An explorer

• C. A farmer

• D. A teacher

What was Columbus looking for during his exploration?

• A new continent

• A faster, shorter route to Asia and gold, silk, and spices

• New animals

• A new language

What is the Northwest Passage?

• A land route to Asia

• A water route that connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Arctic Ocean

• A new continent

• A new language

Who founded a small Viking settlement in Newfoundland around 1000 AD?

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

• Leif Ericson

• Amerigo Vespucci