Sir Francis Drake MCQ Quiz Questions with Answers Quiz Questions

1. In what country was Sir Francis Drake born?

A France B Portugal C Spain D England

2. What did Sir Francis Drake and John Hawkins trade during Drake's first expedition to the New World?

A Spices B Gold C Wool D Slaves

3. What country attacked Sir Francis Drake's first expedition and sunk several of the ships?

A Spain B Portugal C France D Italy

4. True or False: While the English considered Sir Francis Drake a pirate, the Spanish considered him a hero.

A FALSE B TRUE

5. What does a privateer do?

A Explores the ocean looking for new trade opportunities B Cleans the deck on a ship of the navy C Attacks enemy trade ships and steals their cargo D A privateer is the same as a captain

6. Who gave Sir Francis Drake a fleet of ships to plunder the Spanish?

A Queen Victoria B Queen Elizabeth I C King Edward IV D Queen Mary

7. What accomplishment did Sir Francis Drake make during his expedition to plunder the Spanish?

A First European to sail from Europe to India by going around Africa B Exploring the South Pacific C Starting the European exploration of America D The second expedition to circumnavigate the globe

8. What major fleet did Sir Francis Drake help to defeat?

A Spanish Armada B English Flotilla C French Navy D Dutch Armada

9. What helped the English to defeat the Spanish fleet?

A A thick fog hid the English ships from the Spanish B The English had invented steam power for their ships C Many of the Spanish ships changed sides to join the English D A large storm caused many of the Spanish ships to sink

10. How did Sir Francis Drake die?

A He died from dysentery in the New World B He died in a duel with a rival captain C His ship was sunk by the Spanish D He was killed by natives on the Hawaiian Islands