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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon their arrival at Kingston, Buckland has an interview with _______.
(a) Captain Cogshill.
(b) King George II.
(c) Admiral Parry.
(d) Admiral Lambert.

2. Lieutenants are promoted through merit _______.
(a) Every few years.
(b) Rarely.
(c) Only when prisoners are captured.
(d) Often.

3. The ship's surgeon has to administer a heavy dose of _______ to set the Captain's fractured nose.
(a) An opiate.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Rum.
(d) Alcohol.

4. The word _______ strikes Bush's ear with special emphasis as the Captain reads.
(a) Mutiny.
(b) Quarrel.
(c) Death.
(d) Justice.

5. Who speaks in a squeaky voice?
(a) Woolton.
(b) Greenwood.
(c) Wellard.
(d) Whiting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Buckland is ______ than most on the ship.

2. How many years experience does Buckland have as an officer in the Royal Navy?

3. The number of shipmen in the crews that secure the lower deck guns totaled _____________.

4. To what does the 19th Article pertain?

5. How many men does Hornblower bring with him to aid the Renown during the prisoner rebellion?

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