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Age of Exploration 6th

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which two explorers circumnavigated the world?

a)

Francis Drake and Prince Henry

b)

Christopher Columbus and Zheng He

c)

Ferdinand Magellan and Francis Drake

d)

Queen Elizabeth and Vasco Da Gama

2.

What does Francis Drake and Queen Elizabeth have in common?

a)

Both are from Portugal

b)

Both are royalty

c)

Both are from England

d)

They do have anything in common

3.

Which of these explorers travelled to the St. Lawrence River and claimed Canada for France?

a)

Vasco Da Gama

b)

Francis Drake

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

4.

How long did Queen Elizabeth reign as queen of England?

a)

1558 - 1603

b)

1492 - 1533

c)

1415 - 1492

d)

none of the above

5.

Besides Zheng He, which explorer also traveled to India?

a)

Vasco da Gama

b)

Prince Henry

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Queen Elizabeth

6.

Which area of Africa did Prince Henry sail to?

a)

Kenya

b)

Nigeria

c)

Mauritania

d)

None of the above

7.

Although Christopher Columbus was Italian, his trip was sponsored by the King and Queen of __________________

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Portugal

d)

China

8.

Which area of the "New World" did Christopher Columbus travel to?

a)

Chile in South America

b)

Hispaniola in the Caribbean Islands

c)

Brazil in South America

d)

Canada in North America

9.

Magellan was unable to finish his trip around the world because he was killed in ____________________

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Florida

d)

the Philippines

10.

Francis Drake died from this disease while exploring Puerto Rico.

a)

typhoid fever

b)

malaria

c)

dysentary

d)

smallpox