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Exploration And Colonization Quiz

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Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.

1) What are the three G's?

AGod, Glory, Gratefulness BGoodness, Glory, Gratitude CGod, Gold, Glory DGratitude, Gobstoppers, Gold

2) Why did Prince Henry the Navigator want to send ships to Africa?

AHe wanted a route around Africa to the Asian markets. BHe hoped to learn more about marine life. CHe felt his father, the king, would be proud. DHe wanted to prove the world was not flat.

3) Which religion did Prince Henry hope to spread?

AChristianity BBuddhism CIslam DJudaism

4) Which country was the first to start looking for trade routes by sea?

AEngland BSpain CPortugal DItaly

5) Which islands in the Americas did Christopher Columbus believe were part of Asia?

ABahamas BTurks and Caicos CCayman DTrinidad and Tobago

6) Who claimed Australia for Great Britain?

AJames Cook BThe Prince of Wales CChristopher Columbus DGeorge III

7) What type of people were the first British colonists in Australia?

ACaptains BPrisoners CConquistadors DSailors

8) Which was NOT a reason that Great Britain colonized Australia?

ATo relieve overcrowded prisons in Great Britain. BTo have a naval base in the area. CTo keep it out of the French possession. DTo expend the kangaroo trade.

9) Which explorer was the first to circumnavigate the world?

AMagellan BDias CPrince Henry DDa Gama

10) The sun never sets on the ____ empire.

AFrench BBritish CSpanish DPortuguese

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