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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the first member of the crew to be publicly flogged?
(a) Lieutenant Samuel Simmonds
(b) Owen, a half-wit
(c) a red-headed Irishman who played the fiddle
(d) Hornblower's steward, Polwheal

2. How many guns did the Natividad have on board?
(a) 46
(b) 40
(c) 50
(d) 36

3. What is a chief characteristic of Hornblower?
(a) timidity
(b) arrogance
(c) grandiosity
(d) self-effacement

4. 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 "Beat to Quarters" means
(b) Lady Barbara refers to the deck of her cabin as the "floor".
(c) Lady Barbara doesn't know what a foremast is.
(d) Lady Barbara doesn't know what a coxswain is.

5. Why was time of utmost importance in repairing Lydia to sail home?
(a) Hornblower had to prepare his ship for sailing before being discovered by the Spaniards
(b) Hornblower was falling in love with Lady Barbara and wanted to get home to his wife
(c) the heavy rains were due and would hinder repairs
(d) Hornblower's crew were impatient to sail home to England

Short Answer Questions

1. How many dead British seamen are collected and interred to the sea?

2. Which of the crew likes to rap the seamen with his rattan cane?

3. How many months at sea were they without touching land?

4. What features of the landscape do they always see when sailing along the coast?

5. What are manned continuously after Lydia is damaged in battle with Natividad?

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