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Junior Certificate History (Age of Exploration) Quiz on Age of Exploration (Part 4) Ferdinand Magellan, created by Ger McCabe Kelly on 16/02/2017.

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Age of Exploration (Part 4) Ferdinand Magellan

Question 1 of 9

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Ferdinand Magellan was born in Portugal in?

Select one of the following:

  • 1480

  • 1519

  • 1580

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Question 2 of 9

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Charles I of Spain commissioned Ferdinand to find a route to the Spice Islands (Moluccas)

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 3 of 9

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Ferdinand left the port of ( Seville, Sargossa ) on 26th September ( 1519, 1569 ) with ( 270, 2700 ) men and ( 5, 25 ) ships.

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Question 4 of 9

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Name the ships that Ferdinand brought with him on the voyage.

Select one or more of the following:

  • San Antonio

  • Concepcion

  • Victoria

  • Santiago

  • Trinidad

  • The Duck

  • The Bat

  • Rosbercon

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Question 5 of 9

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On 22nd May the ( Santiago, The Duck ) was shipwrecked In October ( 1520, 1570 ) they finally found the bottom of ( South America, South Africa ) (now known as the ( Straits of Magellan, Straits of Columbus )). It took 2 ( months, years ) to pass the Strait. The ( San Antonio, The Bat ) abandoned the fleet an sailed back to Spain.

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Question 6 of 9

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Once they passed the Straits of Magellan they entered the Atlantic Ocean.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 7 of 9

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In March 1521 Ferdinand and his remaining ships landed in the ( Philippines, Canary Islands, Gold Coast ).

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Question 8 of 9

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In return for ( supplies, gold ) from a local tribe Ferdinand helped a local Chief in a war. Magellan was ( killed, injured ). From the initial fleet of 5 ships and 270 men they returned to ( Spain, Italy ) on 6th September ( 1522, 1572 ) with ( 1, 4 ) ship and ( 19, 119 ) men.

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Question 9 of 9

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Ferdinand Magellan was the first man to lead a fleet to ( circumnavigate, circumvent, circumference ) the globe.

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