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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many guns are on the Sutherland?
(a) 54.
(b) 74.
(c) 64.
(d) 44.

2. Why does Hornblower denounce his crew after the French lugger attack?
(a) Because the French ships were puny.
(b) Because the crew shouldn't gloat.
(c) Because the crew moved too slowly.
(d) Because the French will come back.

3. How does Hornblower describe the lower decks of the Sutherland?
(a) Dirty.
(b) Worrisome.
(c) Dark.
(d) Immoral.

4. Where does Hornblower aim the round shot at the Italian army?
(a) The wagons.
(b) Anywhere.
(c) The artillery.
(d) The infantry.

5. What is unique about the French coast?
(a) Sailors can't get close to the coast.
(b) It's too rocky to navigate.
(c) It's full of cities and fortresses.
(d) Sailors don't have to use deep water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What successful cruise does Captain Horatio Hornblower come off of at the beginning of Chapter 1?

2. How does Hornblower meet Lady Barbara Leighton?

3. What is Hornblower's concern about the stores on the Sutherland?

4. How does Hornblower feel about the green crew's first attempt to handle the Sutherland?

5. How effective is the Italian army's return shot to the Sutherland?

(see the answer key)

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