1. Brazil was discovered by

a. Columbus

b. Pedro Alves Cabral

c. Alves Pedro Cabral

d. Amerigo Vespucci

2. One important thing that Dom Pedro I did was

a. to remain in Brazil when his father returned to Portugal.

b. leave his own 5 year old son in charge of Brazil when he was thrown out of the country.

c. have his 7 year old daughter marry his brother (her uncle) so she could be queen of Portugal.

d. all of the above, even though that's really three things, and we didn't talk about one of them.

3. Dom Pedro I had a son whose last name was

a. Stevenson

b. Segundo

c. By the Grace of God and Unanimous Acclamation of the People, Constitutional Emperor and Perpetual Defender of Brazil

d. Dom Pedro I had no sons.

4. Dom Pedro II

a. became the emporer of Brazil at the ripe old age of five.

b. had no daughters.

c. ruled Brazil until his death.

d. all of the above

5. Mestre Bimba performed for the Brazilian president . . .

a. Rui Barbosa

b. Fernando Henrique Cardoso

c. GetúlioVargas.

e. "e," what happened to "d" ? 

6. Colonization of the interior of Brazil . . .

a. happened much like it did in other new territories of the western world.

b. was difficult for many reasons, including the lack of rivers that run from east to west.

c. was delayed because the Amazon was full of piranhas.

d. was delayed because Pedro Alves Cabral ran out of corporate funds.

7. How many countries have more inhabitants of African descent than Brazil?

a. one

b. Seven, but most of them are really really big.

c. Only the countries in Africa have more.

d. Only Provo, Utah has a higher concentration.