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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is John Claggart's responsibility on board the ship?
(a) To maintain order on the lower gun decks.
(b) To handle the sails on the foremast.
(c) To plan the day's work and assign tasks to the deck crew.
(d) To be responsible for the ship's cargo and crew.

2. Where does the first recorded mutiny of the British Navy occur?
(a) Nore.
(b) Timor.
(c) Brighton.
(d) Spithead.

3. What appears to end in chapter 17?
(a) The journey.
(b) The dirty tricks.
(c) The storm.
(d) Billy and Claggart's friendship.

4. What often causes a mutiny?
(a) Sailors who drink too much and fight.
(b) A sudden gust of wind.
(c) Illness.
(d) Unhappy sailors.

5. What elements of ship's life are mirrored in the world outside the ship?
(a) Storms are balanced with calm days.
(b) Terror rules the masses.
(c) People only obey when forced to do so.
(d) Life is unfair.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what do most of the crew attribute the odd circumstances surrounding Billy's death?

2. According to the article about the Bellipotent, how is John Claggart murdered?

3. Who causes the uncomfortable incident in chapter 10?

4. How does the chase in chapter 18 end?

5. Which character is the hammock-boy sent to find in chapter 18?

(see the answer key)

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