Quiz  /  Spot the Difference: Pirates, Privateers, Corsairs, and Buccaneers Quiz

  • 1. 
    Where did corsairs generally operate?

  • the Mediterranean Sea
  • the Atlantic ocean
  • the Pacific coast of Central America
  • the Caribbean

  • 2. 
    Which of these people was a privateer rather than a pirate?

  • Blackbeard
  • Anne Bonny
  • William Kidd
  • Francis Drake

  • 3. 
    Memoirs from which “professionals” inspired Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island and Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe?

  • corsairs
  • pirates
  • privateers
  • buccaneers

  • 4. 
    Where did buccaneers generally operate?

  • the Mediterranean
  • the Caribbean and the Pacific coast of Central America
  • the north Atlantic ocean
  • the south Atlantic ocean

  • 5. 
    Which religious conflict are corsairs associated with?

  • conflict between Roman Catholics and French Huguenots
  • conflict between Hindu and Buddhist powers
  • conflict between British Protestants and Catholics
  • conflict between Muslim and Christian powers

  • 6. 
    What is the French boucan, which the term buccaneer is derived from?

  • a grill for smoking meat
  • an undesirable friend
  • a binding contract
  • a pair of tight breeches that end under the knee

  • 7. 
    What is the difference between a pirate and a privateer?

  • there is no difference
  • pirates operated in the Mediterranean while privateers operated in the Caribbean
  • pirates were originally from Western Europe while privateers were originally from North America
  • pirates operated illegally while privateers operated within the law

  • 8. 
    Which nation was the primary foe of buccaneers?

  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • England
  • France
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