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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ________ is not one of Bush's strong points.
(a) Strategy.
(b) Combat.
(c) Patience.
(d) History.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 3, the Renown is plunging across the ________________.
(a) Pacific.
(b) Atlantic.
(c) Adriatic.
(d) Mediterranean.

3. At the start of Chapter 9, it is nighttime, and the weather on the beach is _______________.
(a) Hot and humid.
(b) Dry and windy.
(c) Cool and breezy.
(d) Humid and calm.

4. When Hornblower states that he wishes they were going into action rather than running away, Bush calls him a ________________.
(a) Fire-brand.
(b) Crazy man.
(c) Brave man.
(d) Fire-eater.

5. Who is the officer on watch during the Captain's reading?
(a) Roberts.
(b) Hornblower.
(c) Bush.
(d) Buckland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bush describes Hornblower's gait as being _______ from his overflowing energy.

2. It had been years since Bush had seen ________, but he paid no attention to them.

3. ________ takes over the charge of the boats after one of the lieutenants dies.

4. Which shipman takes an axe to the fort's wooden door?

5. Which marine sprains his ankle during the climb?

(see the answer key)

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