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Chapter 2 Summative Quiz

Multiple Choice

Choose the letter of the best answer.

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1. What was a long-term consequence of the catastrophic bubonic plague in Europe?

Most survivors faced starvation conditions.

The plague eliminated hope for social mobility.

The plague stimulated exploration for new marketplaces.

The plague diminished religious enthusiasm.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is C.

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2. Exploration and territorial expansion became popular with Europeans in the fifteenth century because

monarchs hoped to enlarge their power.

Europeans abandoned supernatural worship.

Europe had achieved political stability.

Europeans lived longer than they had before.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is A.

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3. Which technological advance aided European explorers by 1400?

The telescope

The steam engine

The compass

The printing press

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is C.

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4. Christopher Columbus, like most educated Europeans, believed that

the earth was spherical and could therefore be circumnavigated.

explorers would never reach the East Indies by sailing west.

the earth was flat, making circumnavigation impossible.

the earth was much larger than it actually was.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is A.

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5. How did Ferdinand and Isabella react to Columbus's first voyage?

They believed Spain could challenge Portuguese dominance of the seas.

They chastised Columbus for failing to find gold.

They reluctantly agreed to continue their exploration program.

They refused to sponsor Columbus's second voyage.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is A.

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6. In the early 1500s, Martin Waldseemüller was among the very first to understand that

an explorer could sail around the world in only a month.

a round globe rather than a flat map depicted Earth with greater accuracy.

the Treaty of Tordesillas shifted power from Italy to Spain and Portugal.

there was a continent that existed separate from Europe and Asia.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is D.

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7. Which factor helped the Spaniards conquer the Mexicans in the sixteenth century?

The Spanish possessed superior manpower.

A smallpox epidemic ravaged the Mexicans.

The Mexicans relied too heavily on cannons.

The Spanish sought surrender, not total victory.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is B.

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8. How did Spain benefit from settling Florida in the mid-sixteenth century?

Settlers found immense riches there.

Florida became the most populous Spanish colony.

The settlement protected Spanish ships from pirates.

The climate was ideal for growing tobacco.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is C.

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9. Which European power dominated the New World during the 1500s?

Portugal, because it controlled the interior of the continent

Spain, because it had the most colonial possessions

England, because Portugal had diverted its attention to Asia

France, because of the Catholic Church's missionary work there

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is B.

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10. How did King Charles I (later Holy Roman Emperor Charles V) and his successors use the wealth of New Spain?

To challenge the Portuguese and Italian influences in Asia

To consolidate the largest empire in Europe

To support the exploration and colonization of interior Africa

To purchase luxury items and hire mercenaries for war

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is B.

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11. Martin Luther and the Catholic Church disagreed on

how salvation could be gained.

the role of saints.

the divinity of Jesus.

who could become a priest.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is A.

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12. What was the result of Charles V's and Philip II's extensive warfare?

Spain reached unprecedented levels of wealth.

Most Spaniards were ashamed of their nation.

Spain became debt-free for the first time.

The majority of Spaniards became impoverished.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is D.