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