Captain Cook's Voyages

What scientific expedition had the English government hired Captain Cook to make?

• None of these

• He had been hired to sail

  to New Zealand and look at the planet Venus.

• He had been hired to sail

  to Antartica and look at the planet Venus.

• He had been hired to sail

  to Tahiti and look at the planet Venus.

True or False? Captain Cook had done much sailing in his life.

• True

• False

Venus was interesting. But what was even more interesting to Cook as he was beginning his voyage?

• The treasure chest he found hidden inside his ship.

• The sealed envelope in the bottom of his sea chest. It contained secret orders.

• Providence told him to follow the North Star.

• None of these

Why were Cook’s men excited about the trip to Tahiti?

• Warm beaches

• Fresh

  food

• The most beautiful women in the world

• All of these

What was Cook’s secret mission?

• Find the Great Western Continent for England

• Find the Great Northern Continent for England

• Find the Great Southern Continent for England

• None of these

What islands did Cook first sail around?

• Hawaii

• Antarctica

• Australia

• New Zealand

When Cook finally found the Great Southern Continent, he didn’t realize that he had discovered it. What did he name the bay in which he first landed?

What did Cook find the next year, when he went on his second voyage?

What was Cook searching for on his third voyage?

• New Zealand

• Northwest Passage

• Hawaii

• Antarctica

• French Polynesia

Why were the Hawaiians treating Cook and his men so well?

• They thought he was a god.

• They wanted to trade with them.

• They thought they could live together in a united colony.

• None of these.