Worksheets8.2 Quiz: History of Brazil
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
What year did the Portuguese land in Brazil?
1533
1500
1865
1908
When the Portuguese first arrived, what indigenous tribe did they encounter first?
Tupi
Cherokee
Choctaw
Carib
In what year did the Portuguese establish a permanent settlement in Brazil?
1500
1503
1533
1521
What type of agriculture did the native peoples of Brazil practice?
slash-and-burn
hydroponic
cut and cross
subsistence
What type of wood was important?
Cherry
Brazilwood
Brazilian Oak
Oak
Who was the ruler of Portugal during the settlement of Brazil?
King John III
Dom Joao
King Ferdinand I
Dom Pedro
What type of Catholics went to convert people to Christianity?
Jesuit
Franciscan
Protestant
Evangelical
What two cities are known for favelas?
Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo
Rio de Janeiro and Rio Branco
Sao Paulo and Rio Branco
Tulsa and Oklahoma City
True or False: Brazil ended slavery all at once.
True
False
Diana Rouseff was the first woman ________ of Brazil.
secretary
empress
president
queen
True or False: Brazilians are NOT required to vote in elections.
True
False
After Getulio Vargas, what type of rule was there in Brazil?
military
communist
socialist
democratic
Who was the French ruler that invaded Portugal in the 1800s?
Napoleon
Charlemagne
Dom Joao
Pope John Paul
What is a nomad?
Someone who moves place to place.
Someone who travels for work.
Another name for vampire.
What color was the dye that came from Brazilwood?
Blue
Orange
Red
Indigo
What is something that was NOT discovered in Brazil?
Diamonds
Gold
Sugar
Asphalt
Who had the bigger population in Brazil?
Slaves
Europeans
How old was Emperor Pedro II when he was crowned?
3
4
5
6
How old was Emperor Pedro II when he finally took over the rule of Brazil?
12
14
21
13
Definition: people who are believed to have been the first to settle in an area.
immigrant
emigrant
settler
indigenous
Definition: a method of farming that involves cutting down trees and underbrush and burning the area to create a field for crops.
hydroponic
slash-and-burn
cut and cross
slash-and-sizzle
Definition: to make free.
emancipate
emigrant
indenture
Definition: mandatory; enforced.
compulsory
impulsory
laissez
forewarn
Where did Dom Joao go once Napoleon had been defeated?
Back to Portugal
Stayed in Brazil
When Dom Joao fled to Brazil, what status did he make it?
colony
territory
kingdom
serfdom
When Dom Joao fled to Brazil, where was the new capital of the Portuguese kindgom?
Sao Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
Sao Janeiro
Tulsa
