Lesson 1
1 Spanish exploration Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 9
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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In which year did Columbus make his first voyage across the Atlantic?
- 1498
- 1494
- 1510
- 1492
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Which Spanish monarch was the key sponsor of Columbus's first voyage?
- Emperor Charles V
- King Henry VII
- King Francis I
- Queen Isabella
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What was the name of Columbus's flagship on the first voyage?
- Mayflower
- Victoria
- Golden Hind
- Santa Maria
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What spirit shaped Spain's foreign ambitions around 1490?
- Republican reform
- A crusading spirit
- Maritime neutrality
- Protestant reform
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What major hurdle did Columbus face before gaining royal backing in Spain?
- Immediate royal rejection
- Repeated court delays
- Immediate full funding
- Lack of interest
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What did Columbus call the people he met, believing he had reached Asia?
- Franks
- Mongols
- Moors
- Indians
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Which European rival was Spain's main competitor for overseas discovery in the 1490s?
- France
- The Ottoman Empire
- England
- Portugal
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What were the names of the other two ships on Columbus's first voyage?
- Santa Maria
- Trinidad and Victoria
- San Antonio
- Nina and Pinta
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If a crossing took 36 days, roughly how many weeks was that?
- About twelve weeks
- About two weeks
- About five weeks
- About nine weeks
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When Columbus claimed newly found lands for Spain, what did this assert?
- Economic monopoly
- Papal approval
- Spanish sovereignty
- Military alliance
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Which primary factor strongly favoured royal funding for Columbus in 1490?
- Scientific certainty
- Mapped coastlines
- Spreading Christianity
- Guaranteed profits
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What did Columbus badly underestimate about the journey to Asia?
- Ocean size
- Ship speed
- Wind direction
- Crew numbers
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Which official document recorded daily distances and events for sponsors?
- Royal charter
- Capitulations
- The ship's log
- Papal bull
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What primary religious goal did Queen Isabella's support for voyages serve?
- Spreading Christianity
- Funding the Papacy
- Ending the Crusades
- Building cathedrals
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After a ship wrecked off Hispaniola, what did Columbus do with stranded crew?
- Sent back home
- Left on raft
- Imprisoned them
- Left at fort
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What practical difficulty delayed Columbus's first voyage before its departure?
- Finding crews
- Lack of maps
- Royal veto
- Pirate blockades
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What valuable resources did Columbus's claimed discovery of Asia offer Spain?
- Grain and wool
- Silk and silver
- Spices and gold
- Timber and iron
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How did Spain's crusading spirit directly shape its overseas exploration?
- Spurning Rome
- Aiding merchants
- Linking conquest
- Banning armies
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Which 1492 event freed Spanish resources for Columbus's voyage?
- Expulsion of Jews
- Union of crowns
- Fall of Granada
- Treaty of Tordesillas
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What did the Capitulations of Santa Fe primarily set out?
- Rewards and titles
- Religious laws
- Sailing coordinates
- Ship specifications
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