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