Question 1
The man who established the first school for mariners was
A) King Henry II of France.
B) Prince Henry of Portugal.
C) King Henry VIII of England.
D) Prince Henry of Orange in the Netherlands.
E) Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI.
Question 2
The moving assembly line was pioneered by
A) Thomas Edison.
B) Henry Ford.
C) Andrew Carnegie
D) John D. Rockefeller
E) Karl Benz
Question 3
All of the following were new navigational techniques and knowledge that spurred European exploration and expansion EXCEPT
A) lateen sails.
B) the compass.
C) the quadrant and the Pole Star.
D) the astrolabe.
E) the axial rudder.
Question 4
Which of the following was not one of the transformative technologies of the Second Industrial Revolution?
A) electricity
B) Bessemer steel
C) the automobile
D) more efficient harvesting equipment
E) None of these are correct
Question 5
The religious crusading motive for exploration was strongest in
A) Spain and Portugal.
B) Florence and Venice.
C) the Byzantine Empire.
D) England and Scotland.
E) France and the Low Countries.