Beat to Quarters Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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Beat to Quarters Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Unprosperous Voyage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the reaction of the Spanish officer who came aboard the Lydia?
(a) fear and cowardice
(b) anger and impatience
(c) pride and intolerance
(d) curiosity and admiration

2. What does Hornblower announce to the Spanish politicians after he admits fomenting revolution and delivering Natividad to El Supremo?
(a) admits he was foolish in siding with such a madman as El Supremo under any circumstance
(b) that he continue fomenting revolution against Spain
(c) that he will sail immediately for England
(d) he will call on the Spanish governor at Panama and seek to destroy or capture Natividad

3. With what country had Spain recently sided against England?
(a) Germany
(b) Belgium
(c) Holland
(d) France

4. What had Hornblower resolved to do on this voyage that he hadn't done previously?
(a) write daily in his ship's log
(b) immediately punish any seaman who stepped out of line
(c) refrain from talkativeness and over-familiarity with the crew
(d) drill the crew every day

5. What is the gaffe Lady Barbara makes which eases Hornblower's mind about her knowledge of ships and her intelligence?
(a) Lady Barbara doesn't know what a foremast is.
(b) Lady Barbara refers to the deck of her cabin as the "floor".
(c) Lady Barbara doesn't know what "Beat to Quarters" means
(d) Lady Barbara doesn't know what a coxswain is.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shocked Hornblower about the way the Spaniards treated El Supremo?

2. What was the indication that Lydia could only just hold in check the water coming aboard through the holes shot in her hull?

3. What does Hornblower see on his way to the palace?

4. When does the prosperous period of Hornblower's voyage conclude?

5. How many guns does the H.M.S. Lydia have on board?

(see the answer key)

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