QUIZ - "The Search for Pirate Gold" (Scholastic)

Which sentence below best expresses the main idea of the story?

• Barry Clifford worked hard to achieve his dream of finding the Whydah and its treasure.

• Barry Clifford sold the Whydah's treasure and became very rich.

• Some pirates were cruel, but others were kind.

• Cape Cod has beautiful sandy beaches.

What does prowling mean in the sentence "He and his men had been prowling the waters of the Caribbean Sea..."?

• drinking

• swimming in

• creeping through

• stealing

What can you infer, or tell from clues in the text, about the pirate Sam Bellamy?

• Bellamy was a murderer who cheated other pirates out of their gold.

• Bellamy was a thief, but he treated the pirates on his ship fairly.

• Bellamy planned to keep the treasure for himself.

• Bellamy was not liked by other pirates.

Which line from the story supports the fact that Bellamy treated the pirates on his ship fairly?

• "Bellamy had 145 men in his crew..."

• "The ship was big, fast, and sturdy."

• "Treasure was split equally among the men."

• "Captains were often cruel."

The story says that during the storm, the winds "toppled men like toy soldiers." This simile shows the winds were ____________.

• still

• playful

• calm

• powerful

How did Captain Cyprian Southack help Barry in his search for the Whydah?

• Southack gave Barry a map with an X marking the treasure.

• Southack told Barry stories about the Whydah.

• Southack made maps long ago that Barry used to find the Whydah.

• Southack helped the men in Barry's crew find three cannons.

Which adjective best describes Barry Clifford?

• grumpy

• determined

• lazy

• artistic

The author writes that the Whydah was the best ship in Sam Bellamy's fleet. Choose the piece of text evidence that best explains why this is so:

• "Bellamy had 145 men in his crew and a fleet of five stolen ships."

• "...Bellamy and the crew had recently taken [the Whydah] from English slave traders."

• "The ship was big, fast, and sturdy."

• "By April 1717, the Whydah was filled with plundered treasures, including 180 bags of gold and silver coins."

Choose the piece of text evidence that describes why Barry and other treasure hunters must get permission from the government before searching an ancient wreck.

• "Finding sunken treasure is complicated and difficult."

• "Barry needed money -- hundreds of thousands of dollars -- and special equipment."

• "He needed to find out exactly where the Whydah had sunk."

• "Shipwrecks are historical treasures -- underwater museums -- with much to tell us about the past."

Choose the piece of text evidence that best explains why many English sailors became pirates in the 1700s.

• "They expected Bellamy and his men to steal their ships and kill them all."

• "On those [military and trade] ships, work was long and brutal, food was scarce, and captains were often cruel."

• "In just one year, Bellamy and his men had looted more than 50 ships."

• "There were certainly some cruel and ruthless pirates. But many were decent men..."