26. The Danish East India Company faced competition from other European powers, especially in India and Southeast Asia. Which country eventually acquired Denmark’s Indian trading posts?
a) England
b) France
c) Netherlands
d) Portugal
27. What was the name of the Danish-Norwegian explorer who explored the northeastern coast of Greenland in the 18th century and founded the settlement of Egede?
a) Vitus Bering
b) Jens Munk
c) Ove Gjedde
d) Hans Egede
28. The Danish West India Company established a colony on St. Thomas island in the Caribbean. What were the main crops cultivated on the island?
a) Sugarcane and tobacco
b) Coffee and cocoa
c) Indigo and cotton
d) Spices and timber
29. The Danish West India Company also had a colony on St. John island in the Caribbean, but it was eventually sold to which European power in the early 18th century?
a) England
b) France
c) Netherlands
d) Spain
