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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who informs Captain Aubrey that mutiny may be imminent aboard the Polychrest?
(a) First Lieutenant Parker.
(b) CrewmanTom Pullings.
(c) Doctor Stephen Maturin.
(d) Ship Master Goodridge.

2. What is the name of the Spanish ship that literally explodes into fragments toward the end of Post Captain?
(a) The Mercedes.
(b) La Jolla.
(c) El Castillo.
(d) El Tesoro.

3. Whose home is the setting for a party attended by Captain Aubrey, Mrs. Williams, and her daughter, Cecilia ?
(a) Lady Carlson.
(b) Captain Goodridge.
(c) Admiral Harte.
(d) Lady Keith.

4. Who serves as Captain Aubrey's navigator as the Polychrest heads into the French port?
(a) Ship Master Goodridge.
(b) Doctor Stephen Maturin.
(c) First Lieutenant Parker.
(d) Crewman Stephen Steer.

5. During the series of social gatherings described in Chapter 2, who gains Captain Jack Aubrey's attention more openly and honestly?
(a) Frances Williams.
(b) Cecelia Williams.
(c) Diana Villiers.
(d) Sophia Williams.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who censures Captain Aubrey for allegedly being too punctilious?

2. What ship has Parker been assigned to captain?

3. Who does Sophia label and caution Maturin about as being a difficult case?

4. What group of people are converted into crew members for the Polychrest?

5. In Chapter 9, what improvement is Captain Aubrey pleased about in relation to the Polychrest's new rigging?

(see the answer key)

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