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