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The first voyage around the world

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did Magellan sail for the king and queen of Spain?

a)

Because they offered to pay more than the king and queen of Portugal

b)

Because Spain, rather than Portugal, agreed to pay for his expedition

c)

Because Magellan renounced his Portuguese citizenship

d)

Because the King of Spain wanted to become the richest man in the world

2.

What was the purpose of Magellan’s journey that resulted in the first circumnavigation?

a)

To sail to the Philippines

b)

To sail around the world

c)

To find a shortcut to the Spice Islands

d)

To sail into the Pacific Ocean

3.

What was NOT an obstacle Magellan faced on his expedition?

a)

Scurvy

b)

Weather

c)

Starvation

d)

Pirates

4.

What happened last?

a)

September 20, 1519

b)

Magellan crossed the Straits of Magellan

c)

Magellan and crew anchored near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

d)

Crew members were executed for trying to take over the ship

5.

What would be the question if the answer is “scurvy?”

a)

Why did some natives agree to be converted?

b)

What happened to the crew on March 6, 1521?

c)

Why did Mactan attack Ferdinand Magellan?

d)

What is the effect of a prolonged lack of vitamins c?

6.

Which is true about Ferdinand Magellan?

a)

Magellan was wounded in Guam trying to convert natives to Christianity

b)

Magellan’s expedition failed to cross the Pacific Ocean

c)

He completed the circumnavigation of the world

d)

He died before circumnavigating the world

7.

Juan Sebastian Del Cano…

a)

successfully completed the circumnavigation under desperate conditions

b)

successfully completed the circumnavigation under peaceful conditions

c)

was captured trying to complete the circumnavigation

d)

successfully completed the circumnavigation with most of his original supplies

8.

Ferdinand Magellan was one of 18 sailors to return to Spain, thus completing the world’s first circumnavigation.

a)

FACT

b)

FICTION

9.

The goal of Magellan’s journey was to circumnavigate the world.

a)

FACT

b)

FICTION

10.

Magellan and his crew passed from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean via the southern tip of South America

a)

FACT

b)

FICTION

11.

Magellan and his crew were constantly on the lookout for Spanish

ships that might attack them.

a)

FACT

b)

FICTION

12.

As Magellan’s crew entered the vast Atlantic Ocean, many suffered from the effects of starvation and scurvy.

a)

FACT

b)

FICTION

13.

Following the death of Magellan, Juan Sebastian del Cano took control of the expedition

a)

FACT

b)

FICTION

14.

Magellan was killed by native warriors in what is now the Philippines.

a)

FACT

b)

FICTION

15.

Ferdinand Magellan named the Pacific Ocean

a)

FACT

b)

FICTION

16.

18 sailors from Magellan’s expedition returned to Spain in 1522, thus completing the world’s first circumnavigation

a)

FACT

b)

FICTION

17.

During the Age of Exploration

a)

sailors knew the cause of scurvy

b)

sailors believed scurvy was caused by a lack of Vitamin-­c

c)

sailors believed scurvy was caused by air over swamps

d)

sailors believed scurvy was caused by spoiled meat

18.

1.     What does “intensified” mean in the following sentence?

As the disease worsened, bone and joint pain intensified and sailors would develop sores that failed to heal

 

a)

magnified

b)

clarified

c)

erupted

d)

became worse