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Western Arrival: Captain Cook

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Captain Cook was from what European country?

Hint: It is also known as Great Britain

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

2.

The names of Cook's two ships on his voyage to Hawaii were named the...

a)

Irving and Durant

b)

Revolution and Expedition

c)

Resolution and Discovery

d)

Rick and Morty

3.

One theory is that the Hawaiians may have mistaken Cook for being related to the god...

a)

Lono

b)

Ku

c)

Kane

d)

Kanaloa

4.

Lono's symbol was a rectangular white kapa which looked like Cook's...

a)

hair

b)

sails

c)

clothing

d)

bed sheets

5.

Cook had ______ in the form of nails and daggers that the Hawaiians wanted to use for their own tools and weapons.

a)

Steel

b)

Gold

c)

Bronze

d)

Iron

6.

Cook left to explore Northwestern America but had to return because...

a)

he ran out of Hawaiian food and was craving more poi and laulau.

b)

he had forgotten his maps and journals that he needed to record.

c)

a storm had damaged his ship and needed to be repaired.

d)

he realized he was going in the wrong direction.

7.

When Cook returned to Kealakekua Bay on the Big Island, it was now the season of the war god ______.

a)

Ku

b)

Lono

c)

Kane

d)

Kanaloa

8.

What was the cause of the incident that led to Cook's death?

a)

Cook was eating all the Hawaiians' food and he did not want to repay them.

b)

The Hawaiians realized Cook was not a god and were upset.

c)

The Hawaiians had burnt down all of Cook's ships.

d)

Cook tried to kidnap King Kalani'opu'u until the Hawaiians returned one of their boats.

9.

One of the main reasons for Captain Cook's voyage was to find this route from Europe to Asia called the...

a)

Secret Tunnel

b)

Northwest Passage

c)

Southern Passage

d)

Euro-Asia Passage

10.

Although Captain Cook had died, he had a huge impact on Hawaii because his maps and journals would tell people around the world about the Hawaiian Islands.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

How did the arrival of Captain Cook start to change Hawai'i?

Type your answer in complete sentences.

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