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The chapter introduction tells the story of West Country seafarers to make the point that: |
| | A) | out of the maritime expertise of a small group of Portuguese came the crucial knowledge and experience that would make possible the Age of Discovery. |
| | B) | ordinary folk no less than conquistadors and crowned heads were enthralled by the possibilities of new worlds opened to Europeans. |
| | C) | fishing and trading were ultimately more important to the European conquest of the Americas than gold and silver. |
| | D) | while the Spanish were first to discover the Americas, the English quickly followed suit, establishing a dominant presence in North America during the 1500s. |
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Prince Henry the Navigator's primary motivation for mapping the west coast of Africa was: |
| | A) | politics. |
| | B) | economics. |
| | C) | religion. |
| | D) | adventure. |
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Columbus succeeded in reaching the Americas: |
| | A) | because he had better ships than his Portuguese competitors. |
| | B) | because he grossly miscalculated the distance from Europe to the Indies. |
| | C) | because he had larger ships than other explorers. |
| | D) | because the Spanish reconquista had failed, and Spain needed a different enterprise. |
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The first land Columbus reached in North America was located in present-day: |
| | A) | Bahamas |
| | B) | Cuba |
| | C) | Mexico |
| | D) | Florida |
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All of the following are reasons the Chinese did not engage in colonization and expansion EXCEPT: |
| | A) | the threat of attack from the neighboring Mongols |
| | B) | a plentiful supply of food and land |
| | C) | a lack of navigational skill |
| | D) | a large quantity of locally produced luxury goods |
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By the mid-1500s (half a century after Columbus' discovery), all of the following were true EXCEPT: |
| | A) | The Spanish empire stretched from Mexico south to present Argentina and Chile. |
| | B) | The English had established a permanent colony in North America. |
| | C) | The Portuguese were sailing directly to China around the south tip of Africa. |
| | D) | An international fishing community congregated annually off the Newfoundland coast. |
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The Spanish conquistadors hoped to gain which of the following in the Americas? |
| | A) | religious freedom |
| | B) | the opportunity to convert the natives |
| | C) | freedom from the Spanish monarchy |
| | D) | all of the above |
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What accounted most lastingly for the early and rapid success of the conquistadors? |
| | A) | the military technology of the Spanish |
| | B) | the infectious diseases brought by the Spanish |
| | C) | the rigid political centralization of the Aztecs, which meant that to capture the emperor was to conquer the empire |
| | D) | the bloody religious system of the Aztecs, which meant that the Spanish stress on Christian virtue won converts among Indian peasants |
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After a century of Spanish rule, the Indian population of the Caribbean had changed from 20 million to: |
| | A) | 2 million |
| | B) | 10 million |
| | C) | 19 million |
| | D) | 30 million |
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Martin Luther argued that salvation resulted from: |
| | A) | religious faith. |
| | B) | good works. |
| | C) | observing the sacraments. |
| | D) | a gift from God. |
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John Calvin preached all of the following doctrines EXCEPT: |
| | A) | the free conscience and choice of the individual. |
| | B) | the calling of the Christian believer to productive work in the world. |
| | C) | the calling of the Christian church to actively reshape the world. |
| | D) | the divine choosing of God's saints for salvation. |
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In establishing colonies in the New World, the English drew upon their own experiences subduing and colonizing: |
| | A) | the Cape region at the southern tip of Africa. |
| | B) | islands off the West African coast. |
| | C) | Ireland. |
| | D) | Iceland and Greenland. |
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English interest in overseas exploration was increased by: |
| | A) | the Spanish sacking of the city of Antwerp. |
| | B) | a surplus of younger sons among the English gentry. |
| | C) | the Spanish desire to restore England to Catholicism. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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As a direct challenge to Spanish power, England's thrust into North America involved all of the following elements EXCEPT: |
| | A) | English nationalism. |
| | B) | English Protestantism. |
| | C) | English political instability. |
| | D) | English economic enterprise. |
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In 1600, England's settlements in the Americas included: |
| | A) | Roanoke. |
| | B) | Jamestown. |
| | C) | Newfoundland. |
| | D) | none of the above. |
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