Early Contact in New Zealand History

Who was the first European explorer known to have reached New Zealand?

• Jean François Marie de Surville

• Abel Tasman

• James Cook

• Christopher Columbus

What did Abel Tasman name the place we now call Golden Bay?

• Tasman Bay

• Explorers' Bay

• Murderers' Bay

• Discovery Bay

When did the British explorer James Cook arrive in Te Tairāwhiti (Poverty Bay)?

• October 1769

• December 1642

• January 1643

• December 1769

Who was the French explorer whose ship was only 40 km away from James Cook's ship in December 1769?

• Marco Polo

• Christopher Columbus

• Jean François Marie de Surville

• Abel Tasman

What was the label given to New Zealand by some sailors after the attack on the sailing ship Boyd in December 1809?

• Savage Land

• Cannibal Isles

• Paradise Bay

• Dangerous Haven

What was the primary element of Māori culture that became increasingly important from the 1830s?

• Agriculture

• Literacy

• Hunting

• Fishing

What percentage of the Māori population was killed during the intertribal Musket Wars of the 1810s, 1820s and 1830s?

• One-half

• One-third

• One-fifth

• One-tenth

What core belief and practice determined how Māori interacted with other people and what they expected from the Europeans they encountered?

• Mana

• Tapu

• Utu

• All of the above

What was the main reason for the conflicts during the Musket Wars according to the text?

• Introduction of European technology

• Settling of old scores

• Isolation from the wider world

• Expansion of trade and empire

True or False - According to the text, the Musket Wars would have occurred regardless of contact between Māori and Europeans

• True

• False