Quiz on "Columbus, Brave Discoverer or Inhumane Monster?"




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Columbus's calculations predicted that he would reach India. Did Columbus reach India?

Yes
No


What did Columbus say about Spaniards who were cruel to the Indians?

Their behavior "has injured me more than my services have profited me."
They are doing God's will to the heathen.
They do not deserve water in the sight of God
They should give the gold they find to the Spanish King


What evidence is there that Columbus cared about the natives?

He named their island San Salvador which means Holy Savior.
He told the spanish not to take anything from the natives without giving them something in return.
He wanted the natives to be converted to Christianity by love and not by force.
He said I want the natives to develop a friendly attitude toward us.


Why did Columbus want to travel West instead of East to India?


He wanted to test the theory that the world was round.


Why was finding gold important to Columbus?

He wanted to pay back King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella  
He wanted wealth
He wanted Spain to have enough money to fight and defeat the Muslims.
He wanted to buy the holy Sepulchre

Joaquin Miller in his poem says Christopher Columbus taught the world a lesson.  What was it?

People should sail more.  
If you see a light it means land
It's faster to get to India if you sail west from Spain
Don't give up.