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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Captain Jack Aubrey leaves the blockade when ordered to go where?
(a) Back to England.
(b) To head for the Netherlands.
(c) To India.
(d) To Minorca.

2. How does H.M.S. Lively get messages and mail while on blockade duty?
(a) The ship goes into port.
(b) Messenger cutter comes along side.
(c) There's no way to get mail.
(d) The ship waits for a replacement vessel.

3. How does Mr. Nicolls, the second lieutenant, appear during the inspection?
(a) He is dirty and unkept.
(b) He is late and then rude to the other officers.
(c) He is a good example for the rest of the sailors.
(d) He refuses to appear on deck.

4. During their short trip in the rowboat, what surprising weather catches Nicolls and Maturin off guard?
(a) The extreme heat.
(b) A sudden and severe storm.
(c) A prolonged calm.
(d) A cooling breeze.

5. While traveling under the new orders, where does Aubrey engage in a skirmish with the French?
(a) At a fortress near Cape Gooseberry.
(b) At Gibraltar.
(c) The coast of Egypt.
(d) Harbor south of London.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are many of the prisoners in bad physical condition at Port Mahon's French prison?

2. Besides seeking treatment in England, what else does Maturin think helps him recover his health after Port Mahon?

3. Where does H.M.S. Lively help run a frigate-picket blockade in chapter two?

4. What problems, if any, does the inspection of the H.M.S. Surprise uncover?

5. When does Aubrey first go ashore at Minorca?

(see the answer key)

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