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Age of Exploration (Part 3) Christopher Columbus

Ger McCabe Kelly 10 questions

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  1. 1Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in which City?
    1. AGenoa, Italy
    2. BAthens, Greece
    3. CConstantinople, Turkey
  2. 2Christopher Columbus gained experience in his youth sailing in the [blank_start]Mediterranean Sea[blank_end]. He was convinced that by sailing [blank_start]West[blank_end] he could find an alternative route to [blank_start]India[blank_end]. He looked for sponsorship from King John of [blank_start]Portugal[blank_end]. He then looked for sponsorship from King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of [blank_start]Spain[blank_end]. After 7 [blank_start]years[blank_end] he convinced them after they finished their war with the [blank_start]Moors[blank_end].
    1. AMediterranean Sea
    2. BPacific Ocean
    3. CWest
    4. DEast
    5. EIndia
    6. FRussia
    7. GPortugal
    8. HPortumna
    9. ISpain
    10. JItaly
    11. Kyears
    12. Lmonths
    13. MMoors
    14. NO Connors
  3. 3Christopher Columbus set sail from Paris.
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  4. 4What were the names of the 3 ships that Columbus set sail on?
    1. ANina
    2. BPinta
    3. CSanta Maria
    4. DThe Duck
    5. EConcepcion
  5. 5Columbus set sail from [blank_start]Palos[blank_end] on 3rd August [blank_start]1492[blank_end]. Columbus regularly lied about how far they had sailed so the sailors wouldn't lose courage and start a [blank_start]mutiny[blank_end]. After just over 2 months they spotted land on [blank_start]12th October 1492[blank_end].
    1. APalos
    2. BParis
    3. C1492
    4. D1592
    5. Emutiny
    6. Fmounty
    7. G12th October 1492
    8. H12th December 1492
  6. 6What did Columbus name the land that he first discovered?
    1. ASan Salvador
    2. BSan Andreas
    3. CSan Tropez
  7. 7On this voyage he also discovered which of these islands? (Pick 2)
    1. ACuba
    2. BHispaniola
    3. CArgentina
    4. DSan Tropez
    5. EChile
  8. 8When he arrived back in Spain in March 1493, Columbus brought back 6 kidnapped Indians?
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  9. 9Columbus went on [blank_start]3[blank_end] more voyages to the [blank_start]New World[blank_end] that he had discovered. He was appointed Governor of The [blank_start]New World[blank_end] but was arrested for supposed [blank_start]cruelty[blank_end] to the natives. He was brought back to Spain in chains and died in [blank_start]1506[blank_end].
    1. A3
    2. B13
    3. CNew World
    4. DOld World
    5. ENew World
    6. FOld World
    7. Gcruelty
    8. Hexcessive kindness
    9. I1506
    10. J1606
  10. 10Columbus believed himself to be a failure because he never a route to India.
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse

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Junior Certificate History (Age of Exploration) Quiz on Age of Exploration (Part 3) Christopher Columbus, created by Ger McCabe Kelly on 07/02/2017.
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