Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

8.2 Quiz: History of Brazil

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did the Portuguese land in Brazil?

a)

1533

b)

1500

c)

1865

d)

1908

2.

When the Portuguese first arrived, what indigenous tribe did they encounter first?

a)

Tupi

b)

Cherokee

c)

Choctaw

d)

Carib

3.

In what year did the Portuguese establish a permanent settlement in Brazil?

a)

1500

b)

1503

c)

1533

d)

1521

4.

What type of agriculture did the native peoples of Brazil practice?

a)

slash-and-burn

b)

hydroponic

c)

cut and cross

d)

subsistence

5.

What type of wood was important?

a)

Cherry

b)

Brazilwood

c)

Brazilian Oak

d)

Oak

6.

Who was the ruler of Portugal during the settlement of Brazil?

a)

King John III

b)

Dom Joao

c)

King Ferdinand I

d)

Dom Pedro

7.

What type of Catholics went to convert people to Christianity?

a)

Jesuit

b)

Franciscan

c)

Protestant

d)

Evangelical

8.

What two cities are known for favelas?

a)

Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo

b)

Rio de Janeiro and Rio Branco

c)

Sao Paulo and Rio Branco

d)

Tulsa and Oklahoma City

9.

True or False: Brazil ended slavery all at once.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Diana Rouseff was the first woman ________ of Brazil.

a)

secretary

b)

empress

c)

president

d)

queen

11.

True or False: Brazilians are NOT required to vote in elections.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

After Getulio Vargas, what type of rule was there in Brazil?

a)

military

b)

communist

c)

socialist

d)

democratic

13.

Who was the French ruler that invaded Portugal in the 1800s?

a)

Napoleon

b)

Charlemagne

c)

Dom Joao

d)

Pope John Paul

14.

What is a nomad?

a)

Someone who moves place to place.

b)

Someone who travels for work.

c)

Another name for vampire.

15.

What color was the dye that came from Brazilwood?

a)

Blue

b)

Orange

c)

Red

d)

Indigo

16.

What is something that was NOT discovered in Brazil?

a)

Diamonds

b)

Gold

c)

Sugar

d)

Asphalt

17.

Who had the bigger population in Brazil?

a)

Slaves

b)

Europeans

18.

How old was Emperor Pedro II when he was crowned?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

19.

How old was Emperor Pedro II when he finally took over the rule of Brazil?

a)

12

b)

14

c)

21

d)

13

20.

Definition: people who are believed to have been the first to settle in an area.

a)

immigrant

b)

emigrant

c)

settler

d)

indigenous

21.

Definition: a method of farming that involves cutting down trees and underbrush and burning the area to create a field for crops.

a)

hydroponic

b)

slash-and-burn

c)

cut and cross

d)

slash-and-sizzle

22.

Definition: to make free.

a)

emancipate

b)

emigrant

c)

indenture

23.

Definition: mandatory; enforced.

a)

compulsory

b)

impulsory

c)

laissez

d)

forewarn

24.

Where did Dom Joao go once Napoleon had been defeated?

a)

Back to Portugal

b)

Stayed in Brazil

25.

When Dom Joao fled to Brazil, what status did he make it?

a)

colony

b)

territory

c)

kingdom

d)

serfdom

26.

When Dom Joao fled to Brazil, where was the new capital of the Portuguese kindgom?

a)

Sao Paulo

b)

Rio de Janeiro

c)

Sao Janeiro

d)

Tulsa