16. The Danish East India Company faced significant financial challenges and was dissolved in which year?
a) 1669
b) 1729
c) 1785
d) 1801
17. What was the Danish colony established in present-day India by the Danish East India Company?
a) Tranquebar (Tharangambadi)
b) Malacca
c) Colombo
d) Surat
18. The Danish West India Company was a separate entity that operated in which region?
a) Southeast Asia
b) Caribbean
c) North America
d) South America
19. The Danish colony of Tranquebar was primarily known for its trade in which commodity?
a) Spices
b) Textiles
c) Timber
d) Diamonds
20. Which Danish explorer is known for his voyages to the Arctic, searching for the Northeast Passage for the Danish East India Company?
a) Vitus Bering
b) Jens Munk
c) Ove Gjedde
d) Bartholomew Gosnold
