Question

COLUMBUS DAY
Mrs. Elizabeth: This week we celebrate Columbus day. Can anyone tell me who Christopher Columbus was?

Paul: Sure! He was an Italian explorer and navigator.

Mrs. Elizabeth: You’re right, Paul. Good job! Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain in the Santa Maria, with the Pinta and the Niña ships alongside, hoping to find a new route to India.

Jenny: Mrs. Elizabeth, when was Columbus born? And where?

Mrs. Elizabeth: Well, he was born in 1451 in the Republic of Genoa, part of what is now Italy. In his 20s he moved to Lisbon, Portugal, and later resettled in Spain, which remained his home base for the duration of his life.

Jenny: Why was he trying to reach India?

Mrs. Elizabeth: The Asian islands near China and India were fabled for their spices and gold, making them an attractive destination for Europeans - but Muslim domination of the trade routes through the Middle East made travel eastward difficult. Columbus devised a route to sail west across the Atlantic to reach Asia, believing it would be quicker and safer. He estimated the earth to be a sphere and the distance between the Canary Islands and Japan to be about 2,300 miles.

Now, take your books. Let’s study about Columbus and his crew's arrival in the New World. They initiated the Columbian Exchange which introduced the transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, and technology between the new world and the old. A national holiday is coming which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492.

1 - Who was Christopher Columbus? *
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He was the man who discovered India.
He was an Italian explorer and navigator.
He was a famous painter.
He was a British explorer and navigator.

2 - At the dialogue above we discovered two ships accompanied Columbus. Their names were: *
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Pinta and Nirva
Prima and Marsha
Pietra and Niña
Pinta and Niña

3 - Complete this sentence: Columbus was born in... *
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1451 in the Republic of Genoa.
1551 in the Republic of Genoa.
1441 in the Republic of Genoa.
1951 in the Republic of Genoa.

4 - The Asian islands near China and India were fabled for: *
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Lands and people
Art and painters
Gold and diamonds
Spices and gold

5 - Traveling through the middle east was difficult at that time because... *
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Brazilian domination of the trade routes
Muslim domination of the trade routes
American domination of the trade routes
Asiatic domination of the trade routes

6 - Why did Columbus plan a route to sail west across the Atlantic to reach Asia? *
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He believed it would be quicker and safer.
He believed it would be longer and more dangerous.
He believed it would be cheaper and worth.
He didn’t believe it would be quicker and safer.

7 - Between the new world and the old one occurred some exchanges described below which introduced the transfer of..., except: *
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plants and culture
technology
cars
animals

8 - Reading the dialogue above we see Mrs. Elizabeth explaining about Columbus. So we can say her job is: *
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An engineer
A teacher
A taxi driver
A doctor

9 - Complete: On October 12, 1492, after 36 days of sailing _***_ across the Atlantic, _***_ and several crewmen set foot on an island in the present-day _***_, claiming it for Spain. *
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Columbus – westward – Bahamas
Bahamas – Columbus – westward
westward – Bahamas – Columbus
westward – Columbus – Bahamas

10 - It is the name of Columbus ship: *
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Santa Maria
Pinta
Niña
Monarca kikk​

Answer 1

Resposta:

1) He was an Italian explorer and navigator.

2) Pinta e Niña

3) 1451 in the Republic of Genoa.

4) Spices and gold

5) Muslim domination of the trade routes

6) He believed it would be quicker and safer.

7) cars

8) A teacher

9) nau sei :(

10) Santa Maria

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