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WorksheetsLatin America Unit Test
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the largest river in Latin America?
a)
Rio de la Plata
b)
Rio Grande
c)
Amazon
d)
Nile
2.
The first major civilization in the Americas was...
a)
Toltecs
b)
Teotihuacan
c)
Maya
d)
Olmecs
3.
The first humans crossed the ________ between Russia and Alaska to migrate into the Americas.
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Alaskan Mountains
c)
Landbridge
d)
All of the answers
4.
This was used to limit European influence in the Western Hemisphere...
a)
Monroe Doctine
b)
Roosevelt Corollary
c)
NAFTA
d)
Spheres of Influence
5.
What was the name of the trade policy that required the colonies to provide the home nations with raw materials?
a)
Capitalism
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Communism
d)
Colonialism
6.
Magellan was the first sailor to circumnavigate the globe. This means Magellan was the first to...
a)
reach the Western Hemisphere
b)
reach India
c)
sail around the world
d)
reach the southern tip of South America
7.
People of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry are called...
a)
Criollos
b)
Mulattoes
c)
Peninsulares
d)
Mestizos
8.
Hernan Cortes conquered the
a)
Aztecs
b)
Maya
c)
Inca
d)
Olmecs
9.
Spanish adventurers who led the conquest of Indian civilizations were called...
a)
conquistadors
b)
Peons
c)
Criollos
d)
conquetos
10.
The line drawn by Pope Alexander VI dividing the Spanish and Portuguese territories was called...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Spanglish Line
c)
Line of Demarcation
d)
Line of the Colonies
11.
Who was Hernan Cortes mistaken for?
a)
The Aztec god Huitzilpochtli
b)
The Mayan god Tikal
c)
The Mayan god Chinampa
d)
The Aztec god Quetzalcoatl
12.
The Incan Empire was conquered by...
a)
Hernan Cortes
b)
Francisco Pizarro
c)
Jose de San AMrtin
d)
Christopher Columbus
13.
What was the name of the Aztec capital?
a)
Tikal
b)
Machu Pichu
c)
Chichen Itza
d)
Tenochtitlan
14.
What was the name of the system that gave a deed to a colonist which assigned him a group of Indian laborers?
a)
Socialism
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Encomienda
d)
Capitalism
15.
Who were the small privileged group of people in the Spanish colonies who were born on the Iberian Peninsula?
a)
Peninsulares
b)
Criollos
c)
Peons
d)
Mestizos
16.
This man helped liberate Mexico...
a)
Simon Bolivar
b)
King Pedro
c)
Fulgencio
d)
Father Miguel Hidalgo
17.
What is the official language of most Latin American countries?
a)
English
b)
French
c)
Portuguese
d)
Spanish
18.
Who was the leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
Nikita Krushchev
b)
Fulgencio Batista
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Fidel Castro
19.
This almost led to nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union...
a)
Bay of Pigs
b)
Guadalupe Hidalgo
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
Cuban Revolution
20.
This was known as the legendary "City of Gold" Spanish conquistadors were looking for...
a)
Tenochtitlan
b)
El Dorado
c)
Chichen Itza
d)
Teotihuacan
21.
When is the Day of the Dead celebrated?
a)
Easter week
b)
Fall harvest
c)
May 5th
d)
November 1st and 2nd
22.
The most predominate religion in Latin America is...
a)
Roman Catholic
b)
Judaism
c)
Hindu
d)
Protestantism
23.
What is the Christmas ceremony that reenacts the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem called?
a)
Las Posada
b)
The Journey
c)
Semana Santa
d)
Junkanoo
24.
The largest mountain range in South America is...
a)
Sierra Madre Occidental
b)
Sierra Madre Oriental
c)
Andes
d)
Llanos
25.
Who took the lead in exploration because they wanted a trade route to Asia?
a)
Portuguese
b)
Spanish
c)
Vikings
d)
Dutch
26.
#26
a)
Mexico
b)
Brazil
c)
Guatemala
d)
Colombia
27.
#27
a)
Mexico
b)
Brazil
c)
Guatemala
d)
Colombia
28.
#28
a)
Mexico
b)
Brazil
c)
Guatemala
d)
Colombia
29.
#29
a)
Bolivia
b)
Argentina
c)
Guatemala
d)
Colombia
30.
#30
a)
Bolivia
b)
Argentina
c)
Guatemala
d)
Colombia
31.
What is an official who rules in place of a king in Spain's two American kingdoms?
a)
Viceroy
b)
Hacienda
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Creoles
32.
What is the name of large plantations in the New World?
a)
Viceroy
b)
Hacienda
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Creoles
33.
What is a small elite group that has ruling power?
a)
Viceroy
b)
Hacienda
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Creoles
34.
Who were the American-born descendants of Spanish settlers?
a)
Viceroy
b)
Hacienda
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Creoles
35.
What was the global exchange of people, goods, and ideas that brought new ideas, food, and clothing to the New World?
a)
Mercantilism
b)
The Columbian Exchange
c)
The Enlightenment
d)
Encomienda
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