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5th Grade History Chapter 2 Quiz Pages 22-35 (Exploration)
Test Description: Exploration
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) When did Columbus set foot on an island in the Americas?
A
October 1647
B
November 8, 1610
C
August 1492
D
October 12, 1492
2) What allows a ship to sail into the wind?
A
compass
B
quadrant
C
small triangular sails
D
big square sail
3) Which settlement was governed by Peter Stuyvesant and named its capital city New Amsterdam?
A
New France
B
New Netherland
C
San Salvador
D
Quebec
4) Who eventually declared that Native Americans have souls?
A
Bartolomeu Dias
B
Christopher Columbus
C
the pope
D
Vasco da Gama
5) Where did Columbus go after sailing along the coast of Africa?
A
to New Amsterdam
B
to the Canary Islands
C
to the Indies
D
to the Cape of Good Hope
6) Name the person who set foot on an island in the Americas in 1492.
A
Christopher Columbus
B
Peter Stuyvesant
C
Giovanni da Verrazzano
D
Jacques Cartier
7) Identify the Chinese invention that allowed sailors to know which direction to sail.
A
the quadrant
B
the compass
C
big square sails
D
small triangular sails
8) What did the quadrant help sailors determine?
A
direction of the wind
B
the angle of the sun
C
time of day
D
phases of the moon
9) What did Columbus persuade his sailors to do when they became restless?
A
draw a map
B
persevere
C
give up
D
write a book
10) Who became a monk and wrote about the treatment of the Indians?
A
Peter Stuyvesant
B
Bartolomeu Dias
C
Bartolome de Las Casas
D
Vasco da Gama
11) What gives a ship power?
A
compass
B
quadrant
C
small triangular sails
D
big square sail
12) Identify the settlement that made an agreement with the Iroquois and Hurons, established fur trading, and was hindered by cold weather?
A
the English Colony
B
New France
C
San Salvador
D
New Netherland
13) Who wanted to be the first to sail from Europe to India?
A
Vasco da Gama
B
Giovanni da Verrazzano
C
Christopher Columbus
D
Samuel de Champlain
14) When did Columbus first sail?
A
November 1610
B
October 1492
C
August 1492
D
July 1608
15) Who explored the coast of Africa for Portugal?
A
Bartolomeu Dias
B
Samuel de Champlain
C
Christopher Columbus
D
Giovanni da Verrazzano
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