Beat to Quarters | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

The Prosperous Voyage

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

36

2. The novel takes place during what war?

Napoleonic War between France and England

3. What does Captain Hornblower do at the same time every morning?

He takes to the quarter deck and paces for an hour.

4. How fast does Lydia travel in light airs?

4 knots

5. How far above the deck is the foremast gallant top?

140' above the deck.

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

boatswain Harrison

7. What did Hornblower feel bred mutiny?

long, idle days

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

seven

9. What had Hornblower resolved to do on this voyage that he hadn't done previously?

refrain from talkativeness and over-familiarity with the crew

10. Hornblower had been how many years at...
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