Hopewell

On page 13, what words does the author use to back her statement that "we can assume that Hudson was already a skilled navigator"?

• "find a new sea route across the North pole to Asia"
• "No one would have put him in charge of such a dangerous venture if he's lacked experience."
• "established beyond any doubt that there was no passage to China."

What experience or knowledge would Hudson have needed to be an experienced ship's navigator?

• He would have needed to know how to tell his crew members what to do.
• He would have needed to have been sailing before to watch someone else do it.
• He would have needed to know how to determine a ship's location and how to make it travel in the correct direction.
• He would have needed to know how to sail a boat in rough waters. 

Why does the author say, "Hudson had apparently convinced the owners..."?

• The author is trying to tell the reader that Hudson was a bad man.
• The author is telling the reader what Hudson really did.
• The author is telling the reader what she knows Hudson really did.
• The author is making an assumption or inference based on what the owners hired Hudson to do.

On page 14, the text states that many of the tools sailors used were inaccurate and imprecise.  What other words or phrases could the author have used to say the same thing?

• New and clean
• Old, rusted, broken, no instructions
• Unreliable, flawed, vague, lacking specifics
• complete and solid

What was the goal of the Hopewell's expedition?

• The goal was to find a new sea route across the North pole to Asia. 
• The goal was to find new land.
• The goal was to find a shorter route to China.
• The goal was to find a different route to Asia. 

How well did the journey meet the goal of Hopewell's expedition?

• The journey established that there was much shorter route to Asia.
• The journey established beyond any doubt that there was no passage to China across the top of the world. 
• The journey showed Hudson there was a very clear passage to China.

What did the expedition accomplish?

• We don't know much about Hudson
• Hudson disappeared at around the age of 40.
• It revealed an excellent whaling area near Spitsbergen.
• Hudson had sailed farther north than any man before him.

Why did the expedition please the Muscovy Company?

• It revealed an excellent whaling area near Spitsbergen.
• They were able to find new land.
• They were able to travel farther north than any man before.
• The expedition pleased them because they got to see new land and routes.