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Age of Exploration and Explorer Quiz
From the Ming fleet that sailed the Indian Ocean to the European sailing ships that crossed the Atlantic, and even the Pacific navigators who found their way by the stars — this is a 25-question quiz about the people who opened sea routes and the traces they left behind.
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22 more questions in this quiz.1. Who was the Genoese navigator who crossed the Atlantic in 1492 with the support of the Spanish royal family and reached an island in the Americas?
- A. Christopher Columbus
- B. Marco Polo
- C. Amerigo Vespucci
- D. John Cabot
2. Who was the eunuch commander from the Ming dynasty in the early 15th century who led a huge fleet and sailed to Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean seven times?
- A. Zhang Qian
- B. Zheng He
- C. Xuanzang
- D. Shen Kuo
3. Who was the Portuguese navigator who set out in 1519 to find a westward spice route and died in the Philippines during the voyage?
- A. Vasco da Gama
- B. Ferdinand Magellan
- C. Prince Henry
- D. Francis Drake