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The Life of Christopher Columbus

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year did Columbus sailed from Europe to the Americas?

a)

1492

b)

1495

c)

1542

d)

1547

2.

He sailed across the Atlantic thinking he was going to find a quicker way to....

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

3.

He wanted to travel west to reach China to find spices such as:

a)

beans and rice

b)

flour and coffee

c)

cinnamon and ginger

d)

coriander and garlic

4.

Columbus needed funds for his exploration, so the King and Queen of (a)   gave him money to buy ships

5.

The ships were named the La Niña, (a)   , and La Santa Maria.

6.

What did Columbus use to help him navigate the journey?

a)

binoculars

b)

the moon and the stars

c)

compass

7.

How many months did it take them to reach land after sailing from Spain?

a)

1 month

b)

2 months

c)

3 months

d)

4 months

8.

What does it mean to be enslaved?

a)

Someone who is forced to be under "ownership" of someone else.

b)

Action or activity of going from one place to another, typically over a distance of some length.

c)

Take (someone) away illegally by force, typically to obtain a ransom

9.

At the time many people believed that the Earth was flat.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Columbus returned to Spain with new foods from the islands like...

a)

oranges, tomatoes, and peanuts

b)

apples, strawberries, and pears

c)

avocados, pineapples, and corn

11.

Columbus sailed to many of the islands in the Caribbean, calling this area the _________

a)

New Continent

b)

New World

c)

New York

d)

New Spain

12.

The sailors ate stew made from salt, meat, and bones. They did not eat many fruits and vegetables, and that caused many to suffer from a disease called _____

a)

scurvy

b)

scarvy

c)

scorvy

13.

Many sailors believed that the world was flat, they feared falling off the edge of the Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Columbus and his crew soon began to take the Indigenous people they met as __________ and servants.

a)

helpers

b)

priests

c)

prisioners

15.

Many of these prisoners were ________, taken back to Spain, and forced to work under difficult conditions. Their

a)

enslaved

b)

endocrined

c)

freed

16.

Columbus sailed to the Americas in _ for the 4th time, hoping he would get to Asia.

a)

1505

b)

1502

c)

1503

d)

1507

17.

Christopher Columbus died in _____

a)

1506

b)

1507

c)

1508

d)

1509

18.

The ________ was the flagship of the journey. The flagship is the lead ship of a voyage.

a)

La Pinta

b)

La Niña

c)

La Santa Maria

19.

Where was Christopher Columbus born?

a)

Italy

b)

Portugal

c)

Spain

d)

Greece

20.

Why is Columbus Day not celebrated anymore?

For many Indigenous peoples, Columbus Day is a controversial holiday. This is because Columbus is viewed not as a discoverer, but rather as a colonizer. His arrival led to the forceful taking of land and set the stage for widespread death and loss of Indigenous ways of life.

a)

True

b)

False