General Education 111
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
TheBPortugueseBmarinerBwhoBsailedBtoBCalicutBinB1498BwasB-
BAnswerBVascoBdaBGama
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBwasBNOTBoneBofBtheBmainBinspirationsBforBEuropeanBexplora
tion?B-BAnswerBtheBdesireBtoBconquerBChinaBandBIndia
TheBfirstBEuropeanBnationBtoBdominateBtradeBwithBAsiaBwasB-BAnswerBPortugal
TheBPortugueseBviewedBtheBAtlanticBOceanBislandsBasBtheBperfectBlocationBforBtheBc
ultivationBofB-BAnswerBsugarcane
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBwasBNOTBaBreasonBforBtheBEuropeanBinterestBinBfindingBaBm
aritimeBtradeBroute?B-
BAnswerBthatBMongolBdominationBhadBcausedBtradeBalongBtheBsilkBroadsBtoBstop
TheBreconquistaBcameBtoBanBendBinB1492BwhenB-
BAnswerBtheBMuslimBkingdomBofBGranadaBfellBtoBSpanishBCatholicBforces
LateenBsailsBhadBtheBadvantageBofB-
BAnswerBworkingBbetterBinBcrosswinds,BallowingBaBboatBtoBtackBalmostBintoBtheBwin
d.
TheBastrolabeBwasBdesignedBtoBmeasureB-BAnswerBlatitude
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBwereBbothBChineseBinventions?B-
BAnswerBsternpostBrudderBandBmagneticBcompass
,WhichBofBtheBfollowingBmenBconqueredBtheBMoroccanBportBofBCeutaBandBsponsored
BaBseriesBofBvoyagesBdownBtheBwestBAfricanBcoast?B-
BAnswerBHenryBofBPortugal(DomBHenriqueBofBtheBHouseBofBAvis,B"PrinceBHenryBtheB
Navigator")
TheBfirstBEuropeanBtoBsailBaroundBtheBCapeBofBGoodBHopeBwasB-
BAnswerBBartolomeuBDias
TheBprofitableBmerchandiseBthatBVascoBdaBGamaBpurchasedBinBIndiaBwasBmadeBupBo
fB-BAnswerBpepperBandBcinnamon
ChristopherBColumbus'sBdecisionBtoBsailBwestBtoBreachBAsiaBwasBbasedBonB-
BAnswerBhisBmiscalculationBofBtheBdistanceBfromBtheBCanaryBIslandsBtoBJapan.
WhenBheBreachedB________,BColumbusBsentBdelegatesBtoBseekBtheBcourtBofBtheBem
perorBofBChina.B-BAnswerBCuba
OnB12BOctoberB1492,BColumbusBmadeBlandfallBonBanBislandBthatBtheBnativeBTaínoBc
alledB-BAnswerBGuanahaní.
TheBfirstBcircumnavigationBofBtheBworldBwasBcompletedBinB1522BbyB-
BAnswerBFerdinandBMagellan'sBcrew.
FerdinandBMagellanBestablishedBaBtradeBrouteBbetweenBMexicoBandB-
BAnswerBtheBPhilippines
MostBofBtheBactualBexplorationBofBtheBPacificBOceanBwasBcarriedBoutBbyBtheB-
BAnswerBEnglish,B250ByearsBafterBtheBMagellanBandBtheBSpanish.
TheBexplorerBwhoBledBthreeBexpeditionsBintoBtheBPacificBinBtheBeighteenthBcenturyB
wasB-BAnswerBJamesBCook
, TheBEnglishBexplorerBJamesBCookBdiedBduringBaBscuffleBwithBtheBnativesBinB-
BAnswerBHawaii
InBtheirBattemptBtoBcontrolBtheBspiceBtradeBinBtheBIndianBOcean,BtheBEuropeansBduri
ngBtheBperiodBbetweenBtheBsixteenthBandBeighteenthBcenturiesB-
BAnswerBmetBwithBlimitedBsuccessBbecauseBofBaBlackBofBpersonnel.
TheBPortugueseBdominanceBofBtradeBwasBdependentBonBtheirBabilityBtoB-
BAnswerBforceBmerchantBshipsBtoBcallBatBfortifiedBtradingBsitesBandBpayBduties.B(AnBi
mportantBpartBofBnavalBhegemonyBthoughBwasBtheBabilityBtoBdominateBtheBcarryingB
trade,BandBthisBshouldBnotBbeBoverlooked.)
Hormuz,BGoa,BandBMelakaBwereBallBseizedBinBtheBearlyB1500sBbyB-
BAnswerBAfonsoBd'Alboquerque.
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBcitiesBwasBNOTBaBPortugueseBtradingBpost?B-
BAnswerBBombay
InBtheBend,BPortugalBwasBunableBtoBmaintainBitsBearlyBdominationBofBtradeBbecause
B-
BAnswerBitBwasBaBsmallBcountryBwithBaBsmallBpopulation,BandBwithinBaBcenturyBthe
BDutchBhadBforcedBthemBout.
MartinBLutherBwasBaBCatholicBmonkBandBaBprofessorBofBtheologyBatBtheBUniversityB
of_____________.B-BAnswerBWittenberg
Luther'sBmainBdifferencesBwithBtheBCatholicBChurchBrevolvedBaroundBLuther'sBemphas
isBonBtheBdoctrineBofBjustificationBandBsalvationBthroughB________________.B-
BAnswerBfaithBalone
LutherBtaughtBhisBdoctrineBforBsomeBtimeBatBtheBuniversityBwithoutBattractingBmuchB
attentionBfromBChurchBauthoritiesBuntilBheB________________________.B-
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
TheBPortugueseBmarinerBwhoBsailedBtoBCalicutBinB1498BwasB-
BAnswerBVascoBdaBGama
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBwasBNOTBoneBofBtheBmainBinspirationsBforBEuropeanBexplora
tion?B-BAnswerBtheBdesireBtoBconquerBChinaBandBIndia
TheBfirstBEuropeanBnationBtoBdominateBtradeBwithBAsiaBwasB-BAnswerBPortugal
TheBPortugueseBviewedBtheBAtlanticBOceanBislandsBasBtheBperfectBlocationBforBtheBc
ultivationBofB-BAnswerBsugarcane
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBwasBNOTBaBreasonBforBtheBEuropeanBinterestBinBfindingBaBm
aritimeBtradeBroute?B-
BAnswerBthatBMongolBdominationBhadBcausedBtradeBalongBtheBsilkBroadsBtoBstop
TheBreconquistaBcameBtoBanBendBinB1492BwhenB-
BAnswerBtheBMuslimBkingdomBofBGranadaBfellBtoBSpanishBCatholicBforces
LateenBsailsBhadBtheBadvantageBofB-
BAnswerBworkingBbetterBinBcrosswinds,BallowingBaBboatBtoBtackBalmostBintoBtheBwin
d.
TheBastrolabeBwasBdesignedBtoBmeasureB-BAnswerBlatitude
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBwereBbothBChineseBinventions?B-
BAnswerBsternpostBrudderBandBmagneticBcompass
,WhichBofBtheBfollowingBmenBconqueredBtheBMoroccanBportBofBCeutaBandBsponsored
BaBseriesBofBvoyagesBdownBtheBwestBAfricanBcoast?B-
BAnswerBHenryBofBPortugal(DomBHenriqueBofBtheBHouseBofBAvis,B"PrinceBHenryBtheB
Navigator")
TheBfirstBEuropeanBtoBsailBaroundBtheBCapeBofBGoodBHopeBwasB-
BAnswerBBartolomeuBDias
TheBprofitableBmerchandiseBthatBVascoBdaBGamaBpurchasedBinBIndiaBwasBmadeBupBo
fB-BAnswerBpepperBandBcinnamon
ChristopherBColumbus'sBdecisionBtoBsailBwestBtoBreachBAsiaBwasBbasedBonB-
BAnswerBhisBmiscalculationBofBtheBdistanceBfromBtheBCanaryBIslandsBtoBJapan.
WhenBheBreachedB________,BColumbusBsentBdelegatesBtoBseekBtheBcourtBofBtheBem
perorBofBChina.B-BAnswerBCuba
OnB12BOctoberB1492,BColumbusBmadeBlandfallBonBanBislandBthatBtheBnativeBTaínoBc
alledB-BAnswerBGuanahaní.
TheBfirstBcircumnavigationBofBtheBworldBwasBcompletedBinB1522BbyB-
BAnswerBFerdinandBMagellan'sBcrew.
FerdinandBMagellanBestablishedBaBtradeBrouteBbetweenBMexicoBandB-
BAnswerBtheBPhilippines
MostBofBtheBactualBexplorationBofBtheBPacificBOceanBwasBcarriedBoutBbyBtheB-
BAnswerBEnglish,B250ByearsBafterBtheBMagellanBandBtheBSpanish.
TheBexplorerBwhoBledBthreeBexpeditionsBintoBtheBPacificBinBtheBeighteenthBcenturyB
wasB-BAnswerBJamesBCook
, TheBEnglishBexplorerBJamesBCookBdiedBduringBaBscuffleBwithBtheBnativesBinB-
BAnswerBHawaii
InBtheirBattemptBtoBcontrolBtheBspiceBtradeBinBtheBIndianBOcean,BtheBEuropeansBduri
ngBtheBperiodBbetweenBtheBsixteenthBandBeighteenthBcenturiesB-
BAnswerBmetBwithBlimitedBsuccessBbecauseBofBaBlackBofBpersonnel.
TheBPortugueseBdominanceBofBtradeBwasBdependentBonBtheirBabilityBtoB-
BAnswerBforceBmerchantBshipsBtoBcallBatBfortifiedBtradingBsitesBandBpayBduties.B(AnBi
mportantBpartBofBnavalBhegemonyBthoughBwasBtheBabilityBtoBdominateBtheBcarryingB
trade,BandBthisBshouldBnotBbeBoverlooked.)
Hormuz,BGoa,BandBMelakaBwereBallBseizedBinBtheBearlyB1500sBbyB-
BAnswerBAfonsoBd'Alboquerque.
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBcitiesBwasBNOTBaBPortugueseBtradingBpost?B-
BAnswerBBombay
InBtheBend,BPortugalBwasBunableBtoBmaintainBitsBearlyBdominationBofBtradeBbecause
B-
BAnswerBitBwasBaBsmallBcountryBwithBaBsmallBpopulation,BandBwithinBaBcenturyBthe
BDutchBhadBforcedBthemBout.
MartinBLutherBwasBaBCatholicBmonkBandBaBprofessorBofBtheologyBatBtheBUniversityB
of_____________.B-BAnswerBWittenberg
Luther'sBmainBdifferencesBwithBtheBCatholicBChurchBrevolvedBaroundBLuther'sBemphas
isBonBtheBdoctrineBofBjustificationBandBsalvationBthroughB________________.B-
BAnswerBfaithBalone
LutherBtaughtBhisBdoctrineBforBsomeBtimeBatBtheBuniversityBwithoutBattractingBmuchB
attentionBfromBChurchBauthoritiesBuntilBheB________________________.B-