WorksheetsExplorers Test
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Circumnavigating the world means
a)
visiting at least 100 different countries
b)
sailing completely around the world
c)
exploring an area for the first time
d)
exchanging good with native people
2.
A tool that helped make navigation easier and more accurate was
a)
the astrolabe
b)
the compass
c)
the globe
d)
both the astrolabe and compass
3.
The water route which Marco Polo followed to return to Italy was known as
a)
Spice Route
b)
Northwest Passage
c)
Strait of Magellan
d)
Silk Road
4.
A merchant is
a)
a sailor who explores new lands
b)
someone who buys and sells goods to make money
c)
an explorer who is chosen by the king of a country
d)
a teacher of navigation
5.
Chinese inventions that Marco Polo saw during his travels included
a)
paper
b)
gunpowder
c)
printing
d)
All of These
6.
The several land routes which Marco Polo traveled between Europe and China is known as
a)
the Spice Route
b)
the Northwest Passage
c)
Silk Road
d)
the Gobi Desert
7.
Conquistador is the Spanish word for
a)
leader
b)
a gold statue
c)
conquerer
d)
horse
8.
The Northwest Passage was the name of
a)
a waterway across North America that would be a shortcut from Europe to Asia
b)
a land bridge between North America and Asia
c)
a route that went around Cape Horn
d)
a river in Canada
9.
A disease that made life difficult and often killed sailors was
a)
influenza
b)
scurvy
c)
chicken pox
d)
measles
10.
He was a merchant who traveled to China with his uncle and father.
a)
Marco Polo
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Hernan Cortes
d)
Vasco da Gama
11.
He was born in England and hoped to find a shortcut from Europe to Asia (The Northwest Passage).
a)
Marco Polo
b)
Magellan
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Cartier
12.
He was born in Italy, but sailed for the King and Queen of Spain.
a)
Marco Polo
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Francisco Coronado
d)
Henry Hudson
13.
He wanted to sail from Spain, around South America and back to Spain again.
a)
Marco Polo
b)
Hernan Cortes
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Jacques Cartier
14.
He was a Spanish conquistador who wanted to take over the Aztecs.
a)
Henry Hudson
b)
Jacques Cartier
c)
Francisco Coronado
d)
Hernan Cortes
15.
He was born in France, studied navigation and was a good sailor.
a)
Hernan Cortes
b)
Marco Polo
c)
Jacques Cartier
d)
Francisco Coronado
16.
He tried to find the Seven Cities of Gold.
a)
Marco Polo
b)
Vasco da Gama
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Francisco Coronado
17.
He traveled on the Silk Road.
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Marco Polo
c)
Hernan Cortes
d)
Jacques Cartier
18.
He tried to find the Northwest Passage, but he found the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the St. Lawrence River.
a)
Hernan Cortes
b)
Francisco Coronado
c)
Jacques Cartier
d)
Henry Hudson
19.
The Aztec ruler, Montezuma, thought he was a god.
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Ferdinand Magellan
c)
Hernan Cortes
d)
Henry Hudson
20.
He discovered a bay and a strait in Canada (which are now named for him), but he never found the Northwest Passage.
a)
Henry Hudson
b)
Jacques Cartier
c)
Francisco Coronado
d)
Hernan Cortes
21.
He traveled across the Atlantic Ocean in the Nina, Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
a)
Marco Polo
b)
Vasco da Gama
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Ferdinand Magellan
22.
He named the Pacific Ocean.
a)
Marco Polo
b)
Vasco da Gama
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Ferdinand Magellan
23.
He traveled the American Southwest and lived with different Indian tribes.
a)
Francisco Coronado
b)
Jacques Cartier
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Marco Polo
24.
He found a strait just above Cape Horn, the tip of South America, which is now named for him.
a)
Marco Polo
b)
Vasco da Gama
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Ferdinand Magellan
25.
His crew revolted against him and left him in a boat without oars to die.
a)
Jacques Cartier
b)
Marco Polo
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Ferdinand Magellan
26.
He saw many inventions like paper, printing, eyeglasses and noodles.
a)
Marco Polo
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Hernan Cortes
d)
Jacques Cartier
27.
He brought horses to the Plains Indians
a)
Hernan Cortes
b)
Francisco Coronado
c)
Jacques Cartier
d)
Henry Hudson
28.
He conquered the Aztec Indians and took all of their gold.
a)
Marco Polo
b)
Hernan Cortes
c)
Vasco da Gama
d)
Francisco Coronado
29.
He used an Arab boat pilot to help guide him across the Indian Ocean.
a)
Vasco da Gama
b)
Marco Polo
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Ferdinand Magellan
30.
He was killed by natives in the Philippine Islands.
a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Jacques Cartier
d)
Hernan Cortes
31.
He discovered the New World, but never knew it.
a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Hernan Cortes
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Marco Polo
32.
One of his ships circumnavigated the world and proved that the world was round.
a)
Hernan Cortes
b)
Marco Polo
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Christopher Columbus
33.
He discovered the Grand Canyon, but he never found the gold he was looking for.
a)
Hernan Cortes
b)
Jacques Cartier
c)
Francisco Coronado
d)
Marco Polo
34.
While in jail, he wrote a book about life in China.
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Marco Polo
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Vasco da Gama
35.
He was the first European to reach India by going around Africa.
a)
Vasco da Gama
b)
Marco Polo
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Henry Hudson
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