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Extending Spanish Power

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What country is to the west of Spain?

a)

France

b)

Potugal

c)

England

d)

Germany

2.

What part of the body was noticeably altered because of inbreeding in the Habsburg family?

a)

feet

b)

eyes

c)

hands

d)

jaw

3.
If you have divine right, what do you have?
a)
authority from God
b)
the right to rule passed down from your father
c)
little rights within your government
d)
the support of your nation
4.
If you have an absolute monarch, what do you have?
a)
complete authority over the government and the people
b)
complete control of the church
c)
control over one branch of the government
d)
nothing but a title
5.
What is an armada?
a)
a fleet of ships
b)
soldiers on horseback
c)
thousands of troops in an army
d)
a type of soup fed to the Spanish soldiers
6.
Who funded Christopher Columbus's voyages to the Americas?
a)
Phillip II
b)
Francis Drake
c)
Diego Velazquez
d)
Ferdinand and Isabella
7.
What two crowns did Charles V inherit?
a)
Spanish and French
b)
English and German
c)
French and Austrian Hapsburg
d)
Austrian Hapsburg and Spanish
8.
Who was Charles V's son?
a)
Philip II
b)
Charles VI
c)
Ferdinand
d)
George
9.
The Roman Empire was a part of what?
a)
Hapsburg Empire
b)
French Empire
c)
British Empire
d)
Ottoman Empire
10.
What religion did Philip II practice
a)
Islam
b)
Protestant
c)
Judaism
d)
Roman Catholic
11.
What religion caused uprising in the Netherlands during Phillip II reign?
a)
Islam
b)
Jeudiasm
c)
Roman Catholic
d)
Protestant
12.
Who did Philip II see as his "Protestant" enemy?
a)
Philip III
b)
Charles V
c)
Miguel de Cervantes
d)
Elizabeth I
13.
Who won the naval battle in 1588 between the Spanish and the English?
a)
England
b)
Spain
c)
it was a draw
d)
it was a loss to both sides
14.
What does "siglo de oro" mean?
a)
golden age
b)
Spanish ships
c)
beautiful land
d)
all power to the king
15.
Which famous artist painted the portrait of Philip IV?
a)
El Greco
b)
Miguel de Cervantes
c)
Ferdinand Isabella
d)
Diego Velazquez
16.
Who wrote Don Quixote?
a)
Ferdinand Isabella
b)
El Greco
c)
Diego Velazquez
d)
Miguel de Cervantes
17.

Who was Queen Elizabeth's dad?

a)

Phillip II

b)

Henry V

c)

Henry VIII

d)

Charles I

18.

What years are associated with the 16th century?

a)

1400's

b)

1500's

c)

1600's

d)

1700's

19.
By the late 1600's, who replaces Spain as the most powerful European nation?
a)
France
b)
England
c)
Netherlands
d)
Portugal
20.
If you have divine right, what do you have?
a)
authority from God
b)
the right to rule passed down from your father
c)
little rights within your government
d)
the support of your nation
21.
If you have an absolute monarch, what do you have?
a)
complete authority over the government and the people
b)
complete control of the church
c)
control over one branch of the government
d)
nothing but a title
22.
What is an armada?
a)
a fleet of ships
b)
soldiers on horseback
c)
thousands of troops in an army
d)
a type of soup fed to the Spanish soldiers
23.
Who funded Christopher Columbus's voyages to the Americas?
a)
Phillip II
b)
Francis Drake
c)
Diego Velazquez
d)
Ferdinand and Isabella
24.
What two crowns did Charles V inherit?
a)
Spanish and French
b)
English and German
c)
French and Austrian Hapsburg
d)
Austrian Hapsburg and Spanish
25.
Who was Charles V's son?
a)
Philip II
b)
Charles VI
c)
Ferdinand
d)
George
26.
What religion did Philip II practice
a)
Islam
b)
Protestant
c)
Judaism
d)
Roman Catholic
27.
Who did Philip II see as his "Protestant" enemy?
a)
Philip III
b)
Charles V
c)
Miguel de Cervantes
d)
Elizabeth I
28.
Who won the naval battle in 1588 between the Spanish and the English?
a)
England
b)
Spain
c)
it was a draw
d)
it was a loss to both sides
29.
What does "siglo de oro" mean?
a)
golden age
b)
Spanish ships
c)
beautiful land
d)
all power to the king
30.
Which famous artist painted the portrait of Philip IV?
a)
El Greco
b)
Miguel de Cervantes
c)
Ferdinand Isabella
d)
Diego Velazquez
31.
Who wrote Don Quixote?
a)
Ferdinand Isabella
b)
El Greco
c)
Diego Velazquez
d)
Miguel de Cervantes
32.

What years are associated with the 16th century?

a)

1400's

b)

1500's

c)

1600's

d)

1700's

33.
By the late 1600's, who replaces Spain as the most powerful European nation?
a)
France
b)
England
c)
Netherlands
d)
Portugal
34.
What religion caused uprising in the Netherlands during Phillip II reign?
a)
Islam
b)
Jeudiasm
c)
Roman Catholic
d)
Protestant
35.

What country is to the west of Spain?

a)

France

b)

Potugal

c)

England

d)

Germany

36.

Who was Queen Elizabeth's dad?

a)

Phillip II

b)

Henry V

c)

Henry VIII

d)

Charles I

37.

What part of the body was noticeably altered because of inbreeding in the Habsburg family?

a)

feet

b)

eyes

c)

hands

d)

jaw

38.

In what year did Columbus first sail to the Americas?

a)

1776

b)

1507

c)

1492

d)

1608

39.

What body of water is to the south of Spain?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

English Channel

d)

Ebro River