How Well Did You Listen And Know About Exploration In The Renaissance

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  • 1. 
    Name 3 things that Christopher Columbus came back with.
    • A. 

      Mirrors, birds and potatoes

    • B. 

      PS3's, Xbox 360's and Wii's

    • C. 

      Paper, potatoes and cocoa beans

    • D. 

      Paintings, tomatoes and slaves

    • E. 

      Cocoa Beans, hammocks and silk

  • 2. 
    Who was the first man to circumnavigate around the world?
    • A. 

      Adrian Tsang

    • B. 

      Amerigo Vespucci

    • C. 

      Ferdinand Magellan

    • D. 

      Christopher Columbus

    • E. 

      John Cabot

  • 3. 
    What was the name of Columbus's ships?
    • A. 

      Black Pearl, Jolly Roger and Bettison

    • B. 

      Santa Maria, Pinta and Nina

    • C. 

      X-Wing Star fighter, Turkish Airways and Turbojet

    • D. 

      Santa Maria, Pinto and NIna

    • E. 

      Queen Mary, Aegean Odyssey and Santa Maria

  • 4. 
    What famous family did The Ruler of the Florence Republic come from? 
    • A. 

      Tsangs

    • B. 

      Borgias

    • C. 

      Medicis

    • D. 

      Vespuccis

    • E. 

      Cabots

  • 5. 
    Who found Canada?
    • A. 

      Zheng He

    • B. 

      Roald Amundsen

    • C. 

      Canadians

    • D. 

      Marco Polo

    • E. 

      John Cabot

  • 6. 
    What is this:
    • A. 

      Prototype Telescope- Galileo's prototype telescope for explorers rather than astrologists

    • B. 

      Sextant- Use to calculate the angle between celestial objects and horizon

    • C. 

      Shiny- Check it out, I can see my reflection

    • D. 

      Navigatant- Helps keep several maps in place along with danger flares

    • E. 

      1400's compass- There is an iron sheeting that points to magnetic north

  • 7. 
    What was the name of John Cabot's ship which he sailed out of Bristol with?
    • A. 

      The Matthew

    • B. 

      The Ship that Sails

    • C. 

      The Pinta

    • D. 

      The Odyssey

    • E. 

      The Titan

  • 8. 
    Choose the missing word:John Cabot decided to take a route that would be more _________ of Columbus' route and would be more  ________
    • A. 

      1st word: Reminiscent 2nd word: Beneficial

    • B. 

      1st word: Awesome 2nd word:Hairy

    • C. 

      1st word: Northerly 2nd word:Short

    • D. 

      1st word: Faster 2nd word:Quick

    • E. 

      1st word: 'La Laggenda' (Italian for The Legend) 2nd word:'Storico' (Italian for historic) The exact words of Cabot

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