- 1. What country was Hernando Cortes from?
A) England
B) Spain
C) Portugal
D) France
- 2. Who acted as Cortes's interpreter and advisor during the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs?
A) Bernal Diaz del Castillo
B) Francisco Pizarro
C) La Malinche
D) Francisco de Orellana
- 3. After conquering the Aztec Empire, what title was bestowed upon Cortes?
A) Duque de Veragua
B) Conde de Niebla
C) Virrey de Nueva Espana
D) Marques del Valle de Oaxaca
- 4. Which European disease greatly devastated the native population during Cortes's conquest?
A) Smallpox
B) Influenza
C) Measles
D) Cholera
- 5. What was the name of the city-state ruled by Montezuma II?
A) Tikal
B) Palenque
C) Chichen Itza
D) Tenochtitlan
- 6. What year did Cortes first set foot in Mexico?
A) 1521
B) 1519
C) 1540
D) 1532
- 7. In what year did Cortes die?
A) 1525
B) 1571
C) 1547
D) 1556
- 8. Who was the Aztec god mistakenly believed to be returning when Cortes arrived?
A) Quetzalcoatl
B) Tlaloc
C) Huitzilopochtli
D) Xipe Totec
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