Do you know the difference between a pirate, a privateer, and a corsair?

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• Where did buccaneers most commonly conduct their operations?

  • The Caribbean and the Pacific coast of Central America

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  • The south Atlantic ocean

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  • The north Atlantic ocean

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  • The Mediterranean

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• Corsairs are linked to which religious conflict?

  • British Protestants and Catholics

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  • Hindu and Buddhist powers

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  • Muslim and Christian powers

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  • Roman Catholics and French Huguenots

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• Which one of these individuals was a privateer as opposed to a pirate?

  • Anne Bonny

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  • Francis Drake

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  • Blackbeard

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  • William Kidd

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• Where did Daniel Defoe get the idea for Robinson Crusoe? Which "professional" memoirs did he read?

  • Privateers

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  • Corsairs

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  • Buccaneers

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  • Pirates

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• The word "boucaneer" comes from the French word "boucan," but what does that word mean?

  • A grill for smoking meat

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  • A short breeches that hit just below the knee

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  • A legally binding agreement

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  • An unwelcome companion

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• Which country did buccaneers have the most trouble with?

  • France

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  • Spain

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  • England

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  • Portugal

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• What distinguishes a pirate from a privateer?

  • Privateers acted legally while pirates did not

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  • The two are identical

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  • Privateers operated in the Caribbean, whereas pirates were based in the Mediterranean

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  • Western Europeans were the original pirates, whereas North Americans were the first privateers

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• Where did corsairs most commonly conduct their operations?

  • The Atlantic ocean

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  • The Caribbean

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  • The Pacific coast of Central America

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  • The Mediterranean Sea

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