Lesson 1B.1.1

1B.1.1 Establishing a 'New Monarchy' in Spain, 1469–1556 Quiz: AQA History, Unit 2

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Lesson 1B.1.1, Establishing a 'New Monarchy' in Spain, 1469–1556: 20 multiple choice questions for the AQA History (7042), Unit 2: 1B Spain in the Age of Discovery, 1469–1598, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Which ruler of Aragon married Isabella of Castile in 1469 to unite their crowns?

    • Philip
    • Charles
    • Ferdinand
    • John

  2. Which Muslim kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula was conquered by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492, completing the Reconquista?

    • Toledo
    • Valencia
    • Granada
    • Cordoba

  3. Which institution was established in Castile in 1478 to enforce religious orthodoxy?

    • Holy Brotherhood
    • Spanish Inquisition
    • Council of Castile
    • Mesta

  4. Which 1492 decree ordered the expulsion of all practising Jews from Spain?

    • Edict of Nantes
    • Alhambra Decree
    • Bull of Demarcation
    • Treaty of Granada

  5. Which 1494 treaty divided new non-European lands between Spain and Portugal?

    • Treaty of Tordesillas
    • Treaty of Saragossa
    • Treaty of Utrecht
    • Treaty of Alcáçovas

  6. Which Spanish royal figure, a Cardinal and Archbishop of Toledo, served as a key royal minister and reformer in the early 16th century?

    • Cardinal Richelieu
    • Cardinal Cisneros
    • Cardinal Wolsey
    • Cardinal Mazarin

  7. Whose death in 1516 allowed Charles I to inherit the crowns of Castile and Aragon?

    • Henry IV
    • Ferdinand II
    • Philip I
    • John II

  8. Which Castilian town-led revolt against Charles I was crushed at the Battle of Villalar in 1521?

    • Revolt of Germanías
    • Catalonian Revolt
    • Revolt of Comuneros
    • Alpujarras Rebellion

  9. Which conquest of 1519 to 1521 was led by Hernan Cortes and brought the Aztec empire under Spanish control?

    • Mexico
    • Chile
    • Peru
    • Florida

  10. Which Spanish conquistador captured Inca emperor Atahualpa in 1532?

    • Vasco da Gama
    • Francisco Pizarro
    • Christopher Columbus
    • Hernán Cortés

  11. How many years separated the conquest of Granada in 1492 and the Comuneros revolt in 1520?

    • 22 years
    • 28 years
    • 32 years
    • 38 years

  12. How many years did Charles of Habsburg rule Spain from 1516 until his abdication in 1556?

    • 50 years
    • 45 years
    • 30 years
    • 40 years

  13. How many years passed between the Alhambra Decree of 1492 and the first Morisco forced conversions in Castile in 1502?

    • 5 years
    • 15 years
    • 10 years
    • 20 years

  14. What prevented complete political unification of Castile and Aragon after 1469?

    • A shared parliament
    • A single army
    • Joint taxation systems
    • Separate legal systems

  15. What was the primary basis of the Spanish economy in 1469?

    • Textile manufacturing
    • Mining
    • Overseas trade
    • Agriculture

  16. Which peacekeeping organisation was revived in 1476 to enforce royal authority in rural Castile?

    • Council of Castile
    • Corregidores
    • Spanish Inquisition
    • Santa Hermandad

  17. Which main resource from early New World discoveries transformed Spain's economy by 1516?

    • Bullion
    • Spices
    • Tobacco
    • Silk

  18. Which 1520–1521 revolt in Castile was triggered by resentment towards Charles I's foreign advisers?

    • Germanía Revolt
    • Comuneros Revolt
    • Alpujarras Revolt
    • Catalan Revolt

  19. Which group of forced Muslim converts to Christianity created ongoing social tensions in 16th-century Spain?

    • Moriscos
    • Mudéjares
    • Conversos
    • Mozarabs

  20. Despite territorial unification by 1556, what remained a major limit on royal authority across Spain?

    • Regional privileges
    • Protestant rebellions
    • Foreign invasions
    • Papal interdicts

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