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Age of Exploration 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Moluccus Island is known as

a)

Pepper Islands

b)

Clove Islands

c)

Spice Islands

2.

____________ was the Knight in the court of King John II of Portugal.

a)

Bartolomeu Dias

b)

Ferdinand Magallan

c)

Christopher Columbus

3.

Bartolomeu Dias was a ________ sailor.

a)

Italian

b)

Spanish

c)

Portuguese

4.

In which century did age of Exploration begin?

a)

12th, 13th Century

b)

15th, 16th Century

c)

20th, 21th Century

5.

Bartolomeu Dias discovered:

a)

Cape of Storms

b)

Cape of Lizards

c)

Cape of Tsunami

6.

What does Cape of Storm renamed as:

a)

Cape of Good Luck

b)

Cape of Good Hope

c)

Cape of Welcome

7.

Who renamed Cape of Good Hope?

a)

King john II

b)

King Paul IV

c)

King Xavier III

8.

Who was the First Europeans to start sea expeditions

a)

Ferdinand Magallen

b)

Bartolomeu Dias

c)

Christopher Columbus

9.

The Old name of Ceylon was

a)

Mauritus

b)

Ceylon

c)

Madagascar

10.

Where is Moluccus Island Situated?

a)

Russia

b)

Australia

c)

Indonesia

11.

Ferdinand Magellan took the journey on behalf of which country?

a)

Spain

b)

Russia

c)

Aisa

d)

India

12.

The Strait below South America is called________

a)

Strait of Good hope

b)

Strait of Magellan

c)

Strait of America

13.

Where was Ferdinand Magellan Killed?

a)

Portuguese

b)

Spain

c)

Philippines

14.

The journey of Ferdinand Magellan proved that

a)

The world is square

b)

The world is flat

c)

The world is round

15.

Who took up the journey after Ferdinand Magellan's Death?

a)

Vasco Da Gama

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Juan Sebastian De Elcano