WorksheetsExplorers Quiz 1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Question 1
a)
relating to the government
b)
a sickness
c)
an adventure story told about brave deeds
2.
Question 2
a)
the study of how to plan and control the course of a ship
b)
map maker
c)
managing goods and services for financial reasons
3.
Question 3
a)
a sickness
b)
map maker
c)
kings or queens
4.
Question 4
a)
relating to the government
b)
map maker
c)
kings or queens
5.
Question 5
a)
managing goods and services for financial reasons
b)
relating to the government
c)
the study of how to plan and control the course of a ship
6.
Question 6
a)
kings or queens
b)
managing goods and services for financial reasons
c)
relating to the government
7.
Question 7
a)
an adventure story told about brave deeds
b)
an age of thought, learning, art, and science
c)
a sickness
8.
Question 8
a)
an age of thought, learning, art, and science
b)
map maker
c)
an adventure story told about brave deeds
9.
Question 9
a)
Iceland
b)
United States
c)
Canada
d)
Greenland
10.
Question 10
a)
Leif Erikson
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
John Cabot
d)
Marco Polo
11.
Question 11
a)
They didn't have maps.
b)
They thought there were sea monsters.
c)
Their ships were slow.
d)
All of the above.
12.
Question 12
a)
silk, spices, and gold
b)
wood, sea shells, and silver
c)
clocks, mirrors, and beads
d)
vegetables, spices, and fruits
13.
Question 13
a)
Roanoke
b)
Rome
c)
Damascus
d)
Constantinople
14.
Question 14
a)
It opened up the trade routes.
b)
They realized they didn't need maps.
c)
Since this cut off trade routes, they now wanted to find a western route to Asia.
d)
They didn't care to explore the unknown.
15.
Question 15
a)
Leif Erikson
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Amerigo Vespucci
d)
Marco Polo
16.
Question 16
a)
They saw native peoples.
b)
They were competing with other sailors to get to Asia first.
c)
They were fighting over gold.
d)
They didn't think Columbus had a good plan.
17.
Question 17
a)
Bahamas
b)
South Carolina
c)
Greenland
d)
Spain
18.
Question 18
a)
Leif Erikson
b)
Amerigo Vespucci
c)
Marco Polo
d)
Christopher Columbus
19.
Question 19
a)
He funded ships to explore the unknown.
b)
He became King of Portugal.
c)
He recruited and trained other navigators.
d)
He wasn't able to encourage others because he died on his voyage.
20.
Question 20
a)
to find the Northwest Passage
b)
to find Natives
c)
to find America
d)
to find oceans
21.
Question 21
a)
Leif Erikson
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Marco Polo
22.
Question 22
a)
fur
b)
sea monsters
c)
cod-fishing grounds
d)
Asia
23.
Question 23
a)
Erikson, Vespucci, Cabot, Columbus
b)
Cabot, Columbus, Vespucci, Erikson
c)
Erikson, Columbus, Vespucci, Cabot
d)
Columbus, Vespucci, Cabot, Erikson
24.
Question 24
a)
Because they both reached Asia.
b)
Because they both found cod-fishing grounds.
c)
Because they both sailed for England.
d)
Because they both reached America, but they though they were in Asia.
25.
Question 25
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