Into the Unknown: Age of Exploration Quiz

Question 1

1/10

Who was the Portuguese explorer responsible for finding a sea route to India?

Vasco da Gama

Answer

Christopher Columbus

Answer

Ferdinand Magellan

Answer

Amerigo Vespucci

Question 2

2/10

What was the primary motivation for European exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries?

Desire for new trade routes

Answer

Spread of Christianity

Answer

Acquisition of gold and silver

Answer

Scientific curiosity

Question 3

3/10

Which navigator led the first expedition that circumnavigated the Earth?

Ferdinand Magellan

Answer

Amerigo Vespucci

Answer

Henry Hudson

Answer

Vasco da Gama

Question 4

4/10

Which country was the first to establish trade routes with the East Indies?

England

Portugal

France

Spain

Answer

Marco Polo

Answer

Leif Erikson

Answer

Vasco da Gama

Answer

Amerigo Vespucci

Answer

Henry Hudson

Answer

Ferdinand Magellan

Answer

Treaty of Versailles

Answer

Treaty of Madrid

Answer

Treaty of Amsterdam

Answer

Ferdinand Magellan

Answer

Amerigo Vespucci

Answer

Vasco da Gama

Answer

Amerigo Vespucci

Answer

Ferdinand Magellan

Answer

Christopher Columbus

Question 5

5/10

Who is credited with discovering the New World in 1492?

Christopher Columbus

Question 6

6/10

Which explorer landed on the coast of present-day Brazil in 1500?

Pedro Alvares Cabral

Question 7

7/10

What was the name of the treaty signed between Spain and Portugal in 1494 that divided newly discovered territories?

Treaty of Tordesillas

Question 8

8/10

Which Italian city-state was a major center of trade and wealth during the Age of Exploration?

Venice

Florence

Rome

Milan

Question 9

9/10

Who sailed the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa María on his first voyage to the Americas?

Christopher Columbus

Question 10

10/10

Which explorer reached the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488, opening up a sea route to Asia?

Vasco da Gama