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