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Spain: 15th and 16th centuries

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

She got married to Henry VIII and was daughter of the Catholic Monarchs...

a)

Isabel I

b)

María de Portugal

c)

Catalina de Aragón

d)

Fernanda II

2.

He was son of Carlos I and he had four wives

a)

Carlos II

b)

Felipe II

c)

Fernando II

d)

Felipe III

3.

He discovered America

a)

Ferdinan Magellan

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Hernán Cortés

d)

Francisco Pizarro

4.

He was the grandson of the Catholic Monarchs and the first Habsburg king in Spain

a)

Felipe II

b)

Fernando I

c)

Carlos I

d)

Carlos II

5.

What were the names of the Catholic Monarchs?

(a)  

6.

The Catholic Monachs added new territories to their kingdoms...

a)

Melilla

b)

The Canary Islands

c)

The Balearic Islands

d)

Navarra

7.

The Catholic Monarchs ordered ________ and _________ to convert to Catholicism or leave Spain.

(a)  

8.

The Catholic Monarchs got married in (a)  

9.

What of these events took place in 1492?

a)

The Catholic Monarchs expelled the Moriscos.

b)

Fernando II of Aragón and Isabel I of Castilla married.

c)

The Catholic Monarchs conquered the Kingdom of Granada.

d)

Carlos I became king.

e)

The first Spanish grammar book was published.

10.

This sentence refers to Carlos I or Felipe II?

He became king in 1516.

a)

Carlos I

b)

Felipe II

11.

This sentence refers to Carlos I or Felipe II?

His army defeated the Turks at the Battle of Lepanto.

a)

Carlos I

b)

Felipe II

12.

This sentence refers to Carlos I or Felipe II?

He divided the Empire into two kingdoms.

a)

Carlos I

b)

Felipe II

13.

This sentence refers to Carlos I or Felipe II?

He conquered Portugal.

a)

Carlos I

b)

Felipe II

14.

This sentence refers to Carlos I or Felipe II?

He was the first king of the Habsburg dynasty.

a)

Carlos I

b)

Felipe II

15.

This sentence refers to Carlos I or Felipe II?

He inherited the German Empire.

a)

Carlos I

b)

Felipe II

16.

This sentence refers to Carlos I or Felipe II?

He ruled all his territories from Madrid.

a)

Carlos I

b)

Felipe II

17.

What products were imported from America to Spain?

a)

Potatos

b)

Olives

c)

Horses

d)

Vainilla

e)

Gold

18.

What were the three native civilizations that lived in America before the Spanish colonisation?

a)

Incas

b)

Mayas

c)

Guanches

d)

Aztecas

19.

What was the Renaissance?

a)

The invention of a new language similar to Spanish

b)

A style of painting

c)

An European Cultural Movement

20.

Which countries' ideals was the Renaissance based on?

a)

Ancient Greece and Rome

b)

Italy and Portugal

c)

China and India

21.

How did Felipe II contibuted to teh Renaissance?

a)

By constructing buildings, like "El Escorial".

b)

By writing a grammar book.

c)

By having his portrait painted.

22.

Who paid for Christopher Columbus voyage?

a)

Carlos I

b)

Felipe II

c)

The Catholic Monarchs

d)

The Pope Alexander VI

23.

What did Christopher Columbus call the inhabitants of San Salvador?

(a)  

24.

What were the two most important raw materials that Spain imported from the Americas?

(a)  

25.

Spain was one of the most powerful countries in the 16th century.

a)

True

b)

False