15th and 16th Century SpainOnline version A quiz about Spain in the 15th and 16th centuries. by Emma Sankey 1 The 15th and 16th centuries in Spain formed the __________ . a Renaissance period b Baroque period c Age of Enlightenment 2 In 1492, Columbus started the Spanish colonisation of __________ . a Africa b America c Asia d Europe 3 King Carlos I of Spain inherited the Holy Roman Empire from the Austrian __________ family. a Castilla b Bourbon c Trastámara d Habsburg 4 Under the Catholic Monarchs, the nobility had __________ power. a More b Less 5 When Carlos I abdicated, he divided his empire between his brother and his son, King __________ . a Carlos II b Felipe II c Felipe IV d Carlos III 6 Felipe II decided that __________ was the capital city of the empire. a Santiago de Compostela b Toledo c Madrid d Sevilla 7 During this period, the art was influenced by __________ . a Protestants b Ancient Greece and Rome c France d Wars 8 The most important artist in Spain during this period was __________ . a Picasso b Velázquez c Goya d El Greco
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