WorksheetsFather Jacques Marquette
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What year was Jacques Marquette born?
a)
1737
b)
1637
c)
1757
d)
1657
2.
What country was Jacques Marquette from?
a)
France
b)
England
c)
Ireland
d)
United States
3.
What was Jacques Marquette?
a)
Teacher
b)
Priest
c)
Doctor
d)
Lawyer
4.
Jacques Marquette belonged to the Catholic Church.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
After making it to the Upper Peninsula, Jacques Marquette learned how to speak to many of the native tribes.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
What is the oldest town in Michigan?
a)
St. Ignace
b)
Detroit
c)
Sault Ste. Marie
d)
Grand Rapids
7.
What year did Father Marquette start Sault Ste. Marie?
a)
1699
b)
1666
c)
1668
d)
1866
8.
What is the 2nd oldest town in Michigan?
a)
St. Ignace
b)
Detroit
c)
Sault Ste. Marie
d)
Grand Rapids
9.
What year was St. Ignace founded?
a)
1771
b)
1671
c)
1761
d)
1661
10.
Why did the explorers want Father Marquette to join them on their exploration?
a)
He was so strong.
b)
He was a fierce fighter
c)
He could speak many different native languages
d)
He was a great swimmer and a trained lifeguard
11.
What river did the explorers want to explore?
a)
St. Lawerence River
b)
Grand River
c)
Mississippi River
d)
Amazon River
12.
Nobody had ever truly explored this river( Mississippi) before, they would be the first ones.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
In order to make it to the Mississippi River, they first had to navigate through the ___________ River.
a)
Grand
b)
Beaver
c)
Fox
d)
Muskrat
14.
A ___________ source tells what actually happened. It was written or recorded by someone who was there.
a)
real
b)
true
c)
secondary
d)
primary
15.
Father Marquette's diary is not an example of a primary source.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Did the explorers ever make it to the Mississippi River?
a)
Yes
b)
No
17.
Where did the explorers think the Mississippi River would lead to?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
China
c)
China and Pacific Ocean
d)
France
18.
Father Marquette did not survive the trip.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
What Michigan river is named after Father Marquette?
a)
Jacques River
b)
Marquette River
c)
Pere Marquette River
d)
Father River
20.
Father Marquette is buried near ____________.
a)
Holland
b)
Ludington
c)
Grand Haven
d)
Pentwater
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