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