6. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below
In the 16th century, an age of great marine and terrestrial exploration,
Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to sail around the world. As a young
Portuguese noble, he served the king of Portugal, but he became involved in the
quagmire of political intrigue at court and lost the king’s favour. After he was
dismissed from service by the king of Portugal, he offered to serve the future
Emperor Charles V of Spain.A papal decree of 1493 had assigned all land in the New World west of 50
degrees W longitude to Spain and all the land east of that line to Portugal. Magellan
offered to prove that the East Indies fell under Spanish authority. On September 20,
1519, Magellan set sail from Spain with five ships. More than a year later, one of
these ships was exploring the topography of South America. Finally they found the
passage sought near 50 degrees S latitude. Magellan named this passage the Straight
of all Saints, but today it is known as the Strait of Magellan.
One ship deserted while in this passage and returned to Spain, so fewer sailors
were privileged to gaze at that first panorama of the Pacific Ocean. Those who
remained crossed the meridian now known as the International Date Line in the early
spring of the 1521 after 98 days on the Pacific Ocean. During those long days at
sea, many of Magellan’s men died of starvation and disease.
Later, Magellan became involved in an insular conflict in the Philippines and
was killed in a tribal battle. Only on ship and 17 sailors under the command of the
Basque navigator Elcano survived to complete the westward journey to Spain and
thus prove once and for all that the world is round, with no precipice at the edge.
A. Choose the best answer (5 x 1 = 5)
a) The 16th century was an age of great ---------- exploration.
a) Cosmic b) land c) mental d) common man e) None of the above
b)Magellan lost the favour of the king of Portugal when he became involved in
a political-------------.
a) Entanglement b) discussion c) negotiation d) problem e) None of
the above
c) The Pope divided New World lands between Spain and Portugal according to
their location on one side or the other an imaginary geographical line 50
degrees west of Greenwich that extends in a ----------- direction.
a) North and south b) crosswise c) easterly d) south east e) north and
east
d)One of Magellan’s ships explored the --------- of South America for a passage
across the continent.
a) Coastline b) mountain range c) physical features d) islands e) None
of the abovee) Four of the ships sought a passage along a southern ----------.
a) Coast b) inland c) body of land with water on three sides d) border
e) answer not available
f) The passage was found near 50 degrees S of -----------.
a) Greenwich b) he equator c) Spain d) Portugal e) Madrid
g) In the spring of 1521, the ships crossed the -------- now called the
International Date Line.
a) Imaginary circle passing through the poles
b) Imaginary line parallel to the equator
c) Area
d) Land mass
e) Answer not available
h)Give a suitable Title for the passage
Answers
Answer:
he became involved in
a political-------------.
a) Entanglement b) discussion c) negotiation d) problem e) None of
the above
c) The Pope divided New World lands between Spain and Portugal according to
their location on one side or the other an imaginary geographical line 50
degrees west of Greenwich that extends in a ----------- direction.
a) North and south b) crosswise c) easterly d) south east e) north and
east
d)One of Magellan’s ships explored the --------- of South America for a passage
across the continent.
a) Coastline b) mountain range c) physical features d) islands e) None
of the abovee) Four of the ships sought a passage along a southern ----------.
a) Coast b) inland c) body of land with water on three sides d) border
e) answer not available
f) The passage was found near 50 degrees S of -----------.
a) Greenwich b) he equator c) Spain d) Portugal e) Madrid
g) In the spring of 1521, the ships crossed the -------- now called the
International Date Line.
a) Imaginary circle passing through the poles
b) Imaginary line parallel to the equator
c) Area
d) Land mass
e) Answer not available
h)Give a suitable
e is the correct answer
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