1. Who was the first European to sail around Africa’s southern tip?

a. Christopher Columbus
b. Amerigo Vespucci
c. Vasco da Gama
d. Giovanni Verrazano

2. Christopher Columbus sailed to the Americas _____ times.

a. two
b. three
c. four
d. five

3. Henry VII was the king of _____.

a. England
b. Spain
c. Portugal
d. France

4. In order to reach Asia, Portuguese explorers sailed around which continent?

a. Australia
b. Antarctica
c. South America
d. Africa

5. What great discovery did John Cabot make off of Canada's coast?

a. Grand Banks
b. oil
c. Northwest Passage
d. the islands of Cuba and Hispaniola