- 1. In what year did Hernando Cortes conquer Mexico?
A) 1521
B) 1607
C) 1804
D) 1492
- 2. Where did Hernando Cortes land in Mexico?
A) Cancun
B) Acapulco
C) Mazatlan
D) Veracruz
- 3. What disease greatly weakened the Aztecs during the conquest?
A) Cholera
B) Smallpox
C) Typhoid
D) Malaria
- 4. Which European country sponsored Cortes' expedition to Mexico?
A) Portugal
B) France
C) Spain
D) England
- 5. Which Spanish monarch gave Cortes the authority to conquer Mexico?
A) Isabella I
B) Ferdinand II
C) Philip II
D) Charles V
- 6. What was the name of the indigenous group that supported Cortes in his conquest of the Aztecs?
A) Zapotecs
B) Huastecs
C) Tlaxcalans
D) Tarascans
- 7. What was the name of the Aztec capital that Cortes conquered?
A) Teotihuacan
B) Tikal
C) Tenochtitlan
D) Cuzco
- 8. Who served as Cortes' interpreter and advisor during the conquest?
A) Bartolome de las Casas
B) La Malinche
C) Pedro de Alvarado
D) Francisco Pizarro
- 9. What title was given to Cortes in recognition of his leadership in Mexico?
A) Duke of Mexico
B) Baron of Tenochtitlan
C) Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca
D) Count of Veracruz
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