WorksheetsColumbus Review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Columbus was born in
a)
Venice, Italy
b)
Genoa, Italy
c)
London, England
d)
China
2.
Columbus was inspired to explore after reading a book written by
a)
Aristotle
b)
Ptlolemy
c)
Paolo Toscanelli
d)
Marco Polo
3.
Columbus finally got a yes to finance his exploration from
a)
Prince Henry
b)
Queen Isabella
c)
King John of Portugal
d)
Bartholomew Perestrelo
4.
Three ships Columbus across the Ocean Sea.
a)
St. Monica, Nancy, Claudette
b)
Niña,
Pinta, Santa Maria
c)
Caravella, Barca, Calicut
5.
Provided money for Columbus to sail around the world to the Indies.
a)
Prince Henry
b)
Prince John of Good Memory
c)
Queen Isabella
d)
Cheng Ho
6.
On his first voyage to the West Indies, Columbus himself sailed in the:
a)
Santa Maria
b)
Nina
c)
Pinta
7.
Columbus named the first place he landed _________________________________.
a)
Hispaniola
b)
Haiti
c)
Isabela
d)
San Salvador
8.
The Line of Demarcation was a treaty between __________________________________.
a)
England & France
b)
Spain & Portugal
c)
China & Spain
d)
Spain & France
9.
Columbus is said to have read a 200 year old book written by ________________________.
a)
Paolo Toscanelli
b)
Martin Behaim
c)
Marco Polo
d)
Aristotle
10.
The Line of Demarcation gave
a)
land east of the line to Spain and west of the line to Portugal.
b)
land east of the line to Portugal and west of the line to Spain.
c)
east of the line to England and west of the line to Italy.
d)
all land to Spain.
11.
When Columbus landed in Cuba he was sure he was in
a)
the Garden of Eden
b)
China
c)
Japan
d)
India
12.
Columbus named the island next to Cuba
a)
San Salvador
b)
Isabela
c)
Alexandria
d)
Hispaniola
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