Question 1

What did Columbus name the island that he landed on in 1492?

Accepted Answer

A)   San Salvador
B)   Bahamas
C)   Cuba
D)   New SpainE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Which country had the largest empire in the Americas in the sixteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)   Britain
B)   France
C)   Portugal
D)   SpainE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Despite their differences,Protestants and Catholics placed their faith in the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Catholic Church
B)   Church of England
C)   Bible
D)   popeE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Who was the ruler of the Aztec empire when the Spanish conquest began?

Accepted Answer

A)   Atahualpa
B)   Moctezuma
C)   Henry VIII
D)   ElizabethE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

What was the relationship between religion and politics in sixteenth-century Europe?

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Question 6

Who was the first explorer to sight the Pacific Ocean?

Accepted Answer

A)   Bartolomeu Dias
B)   Henry the Navigator
C)   Vasco Núñez de Balboa
D)   Samuel de ChamplainE) A) and D)
F) B) and D) C

Question 7

Which of the following played a central role in the collection of oral histories of Indian accounts of the Spanish conquest in the sixteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)   missionaries
B)   conquistadors
C)   mercantilists
D)   HuguenotsE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Which country took the lead in launching exploratory voyages in the Atlantic in the fifteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)   Spain
B)   Britain
C)   Portugal
D)   FranceE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

After the fall of Constantinople,most scholars and artists left and migrated in which direction?

Accepted Answer

A)   south
B)   north
C)   west
D)   eastE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

In the sixteenth century,which country hoped to find a northern passage to the Pacific and the Indies?

Accepted Answer

A)   France
B)   Spain
C)   Portugal
D)   ItalyE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Identify specific Europeans who participated in the exploration and conquest of the Americas,and explain how each one advanced the interests of the rulers that sponsored their voyages.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

According to the introductory video in section 2.3,where did Hernán Cortés go to find gold?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mexico
B)   Peru
C)   Roanoke
D)   CanadaE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 13

In mercantilism,which of the following is considered to hold the highest value?

Accepted Answer

A)   labor
B)   gold
C)   stocks
D)   bondsE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

To what extent was Spain the most powerful country in Europe during the sixteenth century?

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Who held the title of Protector of the Indians?

Accepted Answer

A)   Moctezuma
B)   Bartolomé de las Casas
C)   Atahualpa
D)   Martin LutherE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro were both __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Moors
B)   Huguenots
C)   conquistadors
D)   slavesE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

Which of the following contributed to Hernan Cortés's conquest of the Aztecs?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cortés had more ships.
B)   Cortés had indigenous allies.
C)   The Aztecs were fighting with the Incas.
D)   The Aztec ruler was a child.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

The oral histories that reflect the Indian perspective of the Spanish conquest of the Americas are recorded in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   ingots
B)   sacraments
C)   codices
D)   caravelsE) C) and D)
F) None of the above C

Question 19

Which of the following reflects Spain's goals in the Americas?

Accepted Answer

A)   science and technology
B)   tolerance and equality
C)   justice and peace
D)   God and goldE) A) and B)
F) A) and C) D

Question 20

According to the Arguing History video in section 2.5,the European conquest of the Americas was driven by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   a fear of diseases
B)   a combination of motives
C)   supernatural forces
D)   technological changeE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Exam 2: Exploration and Conquest

What did Columbus name the island that he landed on in 1492?

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Which country had the largest empire in the Americas in the sixteenth century?

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Despite their differences,Protestants and Catholics placed their faith in the __________.

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Who was the ruler of the Aztec empire when the Spanish conquest began?

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What was the relationship between religion and politics in sixteenth-century Europe?

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Who was the first explorer to sight the Pacific Ocean?

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Which of the following played a central role in the collection of oral histories of Indian accounts of the Spanish conquest in the sixteenth century?

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Which country took the lead in launching exploratory voyages in the Atlantic in the fifteenth century?

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After the fall of Constantinople,most scholars and artists left and migrated in which direction?

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In the sixteenth century,which country hoped to find a northern passage to the Pacific and the Indies?

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Identify specific Europeans who participated in the exploration and conquest of the Americas,and explain how each one advanced the interests of the rulers that sponsored their voyages.

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According to the introductory video in section 2.3,where did Hernán Cortés go to find gold?

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In mercantilism,which of the following is considered to hold the highest value?

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To what extent was Spain the most powerful country in Europe during the sixteenth century?

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Who held the title of Protector of the Indians?

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Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro were both __________.

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Which of the following contributed to Hernan Cortés's conquest of the Aztecs?

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The oral histories that reflect the Indian perspective of the Spanish conquest of the Americas are recorded in __________.

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Which of the following reflects Spain's goals in the Americas?

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According to the Arguing History video in section 2.5,the European conquest of the Americas was driven by __________.

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