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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the present flagship?
(a) The Leopard.
(b) The Crab.
(c) The Java.
(d) The Constitution.

2. How might the political situation between England and the United States be described?
(a) Friendly.
(b) Hostile.
(c) Heated.
(d) Delicate.

3. Who is Mr. Cloudesley Sharpe?
(a) A distant relative of Hornblower who has a merchant fleet docked out of New Orleans.
(b) His aide-de-camp.
(c) His Britannic Majesty's Consul-General.
(d) The English Diplomat to the United States.

4. What is another topic of discussion between Sharp and Hornblower?
(a) Residing in the United States.
(b) The pending promotion of Hornblower to Admiral.
(c) Problematic retrofitting of steam vessels.
(d) Problematic letters of marque.

5. Upon whom does Hornblower decide to keep a close watch?
(a) The French diplomat visiting New Orleans.
(b) Cambronne.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Sharpe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Hornblower in New Orleans?

2. Where does Hornblower direct the Crab to sail?

3. How does Hornblower deliver the lie to Cambronne?

4. What does the governor tell Hornblower as he makes port?

5. How do Cambronne's men receive Hornblower's news?

(see the answer key)

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