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