Blackbeard the Pirate

Which fact about Blackbeard's adult life suggests the most about his childhood?

• He worked out of Jamaica.

• He could read and write well.

• He was known as Edward Teach.

• He went to work for Benjamin Hornigold.

Who fought in Queen Ann's War?

• The English fought the Spanish and the French.

• The Jamaicans fought the English.

• The French fought the Spanish and the English.

• The French and the Spanish fought the Jamaicans.

Why did Blackbeard want to be known as the world's most wicked pirate?

• so he could impress Governor Eden

• so he would not have to fight people

• so he would be respected as a leader

• so he could become rich and famous

What is the most likely reason why the governor of Virginia ordered an expedition to track down Blackbeard after the North Carolina governor had pardoned him?

• because the Virginia governor learned that Blackbeard had begun robbing ships again

• because the Virginia governor realized that Blackbeard had stopped being a pirate

• because the North Carolina governor was afraid to anger Blackbeard

• because the North Carolina governor only pretended to pardon Blackbeard

According to the information in the selection, which relationship is most similar to the relationship below?

Blackbeard : Ocracoke Inlet

• Spotswood : Eden

• Bristol : England

• Hornigold : Nassau

• Spain : France

How is the information in this selection organized?

• by putting the most important information first

• by comparing past events with current events

• by putting the facts first and then adding an opinion

• by writing about events in the order in which they occurred

Why would British kings and queens offer pardons to pirates from time to time?

• because they felt sorry for their families who had to live with the embarrassment of having a pirate in the family

• because the pirate was older and they didn't feel the pirate was a threat anymore

• because the pirates promised to become honest men

• because the pirates apologized for their behavior and gave back some of the valuables they had stolen

What do some people along the North Carolina coast claim the unidentified lights that have been seen are?

• Blackbeard with a lantern looking for his buried treasure from the ships he robbed.

• Blackbeard with a lantern looking for his head.

• Blackbeard with a lantern looking for his ship that sunk.

• Blackbeard with a lantern searching for his 16-year-old wife.

How did Blackbeard become a legendary figure even to other pirates?

• because he grew a long beard and began sticking slow-burning matches under his hat

• because if someone didn't hand over a diamond ring to Blackbeard they might lose the ring and the finger it was on

• because he could read and write well

• because he robbed so many ships in a short time

There is a legend associated with Blackbeard's death.

What do people claim?

• that when his headless body was thrown into the water, it swam about for quite a while before sinking

• that when his headless body was thrown into the water, it was swept to shore by the current

• that when his headless body was thrown into the water, it turned upside down in the water before sinking

• that when his headless body was thrown into the water, it swam about following the ship that had tracked him down and killed him in the sea battle