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Columbus made a mistake. He thought the earth was ____________ than it actually was.
taller
bigger
more beautiful
smaller
2
Columbus found...
Native people
dinosaurs
lots of gold
fairies
3
In the 15th century kings and queens wanted… (2)
silk
Indians
shelves
gold and silver
4
Are you ready?
???
Help!
Yes
No
5
Columbus ______________famous
gets
got
became
become
6
Columbus wasn’t the first person in America. Before him were (2)
Chinese
Native people
Portuguese
Vikings
7
The people thought that Christopher Columbus was silly, because he wanted to sail west to go
West
North
South
East
8
He ____________spices (Gewürze) and even Native people to Spain.
brought
brings
have brought
will bring
9
King Fernando and __________________helped him.
Queen Eleonora of Spain
Queen Isabella of Portugal
Queen Isabella of Spain
Queen Eleonora of Portugal
10
The journey was really long. After _____________ they finally came to an island.
70 days
50 days
1 year
5 months
11
Grammar: Columbus ______ ambitious (zielstrebig)
is
were
was
has
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Columbus called the Natives in America “Indians” because
he wanted to tease (ärgern) them.
he thought it was a good name
he wanted to make a joke
he thought he was in India
13
Columbus discovered America ____ 1492.
at
in
by
on
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The voyage to India was... (2)
fun, but expensive
cheap, but dangerous
expensive and dangerous
long and rough
15
King John from Portugal and many others _________ believe in Colobus’ idea.
haven't
wasn't
didn't
don't
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Columbus treated the Natives
well
bad
badly
good
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Columbus left Europe in 1492 with three ships. The biggest ship was called
Santa Claus
Santa Maria
Santa Barbara
Santa Monica
