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