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