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Modern History of Spain

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who were the Catholic Monarchs?

a)

Isabel II

b)

Isabel I

c)

Fernado II

d)

Felipe II

2.

Objectives of the Catholic Monarchs: Unification of the Christian KIngdoms.
Choose the correct objectives.

a)

Less power for France

b)

Bring peace

c)

Spread Catholicism

d)

Complete the repopulatiom

e)

Expand into Africa

3.

Objectives of the Catholic Monarchs: National Policy.
Choose the correct objectives.

a)

Reduce power of Nobles, Parliament and Church

b)

Marry children to other European royal families

c)

Stop France

d)

Increase royal power

e)

Makes Jews and Muslims convert to Catholicism

4.

Objectives of the Catholic Monarchs: International Policy.
Choose the correct objectives.

a)

Expand into Africa

b)

Stop France becoming powerful

c)

Bring peace

d)

Increase importance by marrying children to other royal familes.

5.

Objectives of the Catholic Monarchs: Expansion
Choose the correct objectives.

a)

Make Jews and Muslims convert to Catholicism

b)

Expand into Africa: Oran and Melilla

c)

Give permission to Cristopher Columbus to travel west to India

d)

Complete the repopulation

6.

What were the name of Columbus' two caravels? (small, fast ships)

a)

La Niña

b)

La Piña

c)

La Santa Maria

d)

La Pinta

7.

What things were taken back to Spain from the Americas?

a)

Coffee

b)

Metals

c)

Potatoes

d)

Turkey

e)

Tomatoes

8.

What effect did the Spanish have on the local poulation?

a)

Postive

b)

Negative

9.

When Fernando II died, who became King?

a)

His son, Carlos I

b)

His grandson, Felipe II

c)

His son, Felipe II

d)

His grandson, Carlos I

10.

Where was Carlos I born?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Flanders

d)

Netherlands

11.

What problems did Carlos I have?

a)

He couldn't speak Spanish

b)

He understood the Spanish culture.

c)

His advisors weren't Spanish

d)

He reduced taxes

12.

In what year did Carlos I become Holy Roman Emperor?

a)

1516

b)

1520

13.

Carlos I abdicated and divided his lands into two. Who inherited his German Lands?

a)

His son

b)

His brother

14.

Carlos I abdicated and divided his lands into two. Who inherited Spain and its Empire?

a)

His son

b)

His brother

15.

Which islands were named after Felipe II?

a)

The Canary Islands

b)

The Philippines

c)

The Lepanto Islands

16.

What was the name of the battle Felipe II's navy won against the Ottoman Turks?

a)

The Battle of Navas de Tolosa

b)

The Battle of the Philippines

c)

The Batte of Lepanto

17.

What happened to Portugal and its territories in 1580?

a)

They had a war of independence

b)

They became part of the Spanish Empire

c)

It became independent of Spain.

18.

Which war started during Felipe II's reign?

a)

The Thirty Years' War

b)

The War of Succession

c)

The Eighty Years' War

d)

The War of Lepanto

19.

Which King came to power in 1598?

a)

Carlos II

b)

Felipe IV

c)

Fernando III

d)

Felipe III

20.

Felipe III used a minister to help run the country. What was it called?

a)

Advisor

b)

Valido

c)

Morisco

d)

Ministro

21.

Which war started during Felipe III's reign?

a)

The Eighty Years' War

b)

The Thirty Years' War

22.

When Felipe III died, who was the next King?

a)

Felipe IV

b)

Carlos II

c)

Fernando III

23.

Who started a rebellion for independence during Felipe IV's reign?

a)

Cataluña

b)

Granada

c)

Portugal

d)

Netherlands

24.

Which KIng was a patrol of the Arts?

a)

Felipe III

b)

Felipe IV

c)

Carlos II

25.

Which King came to power when he was a boy?

a)

Felipe III

b)

Felipe IV

c)

Carlos II

26.

Which King faced two wars against France?

a)

Felipe III

b)

Felipe IV

c)

Carlos II

27.

Having no children which King was the last Habsberg king?

a)

Felipe III

b)

Felipe IV

c)

Carlos II

28.

When was the Golden Age?

a)

Beginning of 17th Century

b)

End of 17th Century

c)

End of 16th Century

d)

Beginning of 16th Century

29.

Baroque themes included...?

a)

Religion

b)

Expansion

c)

Royal Families

d)

Mythology

e)

History

30.

Select 2 examples of famous playwrights.

a)

Diego Velazquez

b)

Lope de Vega

c)

Ana Caro

d)

Miguel de Cervantes

31.

The Age of Reason was from the early 1600's to the late 1800's.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

In the Age of Reason, elightened thinkers used ______, ______ and ______ to question the traditional world.

a)

Mathematics

b)

Mythology

c)

Science

d)

Reason

33.

As Carlos II had no children the War of ________ started.

a)

Napolean

b)

Succession

c)

Independence

34.

What countries did Spain lose in the Treaty of Utrecht and Rastatt?

a)

Italy

b)

Americas

c)

Menorca

d)

Gilbraltar

e)

Southern Netherlands

35.

Choose the correct Bourbon Monarch:
He centralised the State and founded the National Library.

a)

Felipe V

b)

Fernando VI

c)

Carlos III

d)

Carlos IV

36.

Choose the correct Bourbon Monarch:

He introduced reforms and founded the botanicle gardens

a)

Felipe V

b)

Fernando VI

c)

Carlos III

d)

Carlos IV

37.

Choose the correct Bourbon Monarch:
He was a reformist and introduced changes in agriculture and trade

a)

Felipe V

b)

Fernando VI

c)

Carlos III

d)

Carlos IV

38.

Choose the correct Bourbon Monarch:
He handed over power to his Valido Manuel Godoy.

a)

Felipe V

b)

Fernando VI

c)

Carlos III

d)

Carlos IV

39.

What does this Goya painting show?

a)

That he created paintings and tapestries of royal families and nobles

b)

That he used dark colous to make it more frightening

c)

His work depicted historical events.

40.

What does this Goya painting show?

a)

Painting and tapestries of royal families and nobles.

b)

Using dark colours to be more frightening

c)

That his drawings depict historical events like the Spanish war of Independence