Chapter 3 Lessons 3 and 4 Quiz

Where was Christopher Columbus born and raised?

• Spain
• China
• England
• Italy

In what year did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella agree to support Columbus's voyage?

• 1492
• 1776
• 1250
• 1678

The names of the 3 ships Columbus set sail with were the Nina, the Pinta, and the _________________.

• Ferdinand
• Santa Maria
• Marco Polo
• Titanic

How many sailors did Columbus set forth on his voyage with?

• 1,000
• 756
• 54
• 89

When Columbus returned to Spain, he received a personal _________________________ as a reward. It included pictures of anchors and islands.

• house
• chef
• coat of arms
• shopper

In 1497, an Italian named Giovanni Caboto sailed across the Ocean Sea on a voyage paid for by England to present-day ________________.

• Brazil
• Newfoundland
• India
• Ireland

______________ concluded that he and Columbus and Caboto had not sailed to Asia. He concluded that the land they had found had to be another continent - the "new world" that some Europeans thought might be there.

• Vespucci
• Caboto
• Columbus
• Magellan

An __________________ is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas.

• conclusion
• expedition
• isthmus
• scurvy

______________ was the first to reach the top of the mountain and see the sea (later known as the Pacific Ocean) and claim it for Spain.

• Columbus
• Vespucci
• Caboto
• Balboa

When Balboa found the large ocean on the western side of what Columbus had said was Asia, he proved that ________________ was right and he had reached a new continent.

• Columbus
• Vespucci
• Caboto
• Balboa