H.M.S. Surprise Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Mid-Book Test (up to Chapter 6)

This test consists of 15 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. What diet addition helps the crew of the H.M.S. Surprise combat scurvy?
a) More salt.
b) Calcium in cheese.
c) Fresh vegetables and citrus fruit.
d) More protein.

2. What is one of the results of Diana's illicit affair?
a) Her move to India to avoid the scandal.
b) Her forced wedding.
c) Diana's separation from her lover.
d) Her move to South Africa.

3. When supplies run low on H.M.S. Lively, what do some of the crew resort to eating?
a) They eat rats from the hold.
b) Some resort to cannibalism.
c) They chew on leather strapping.
d) They eat beetles and other insects.

4. What becomes of the biological specimens collected...
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