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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the crew have to pay most attention to during a storm?
(a) The cargo hold.
(b) The sails.
(c) The mast.
(d) The leaks.

2. What does Mowett scold Maturin for on the ship?
(a) Making the Captain mad.
(b) Not having his official papers.
(c) Not having luggage.
(d) Being late.

3. How does Aubrey describe his mission on the Worcester as part of his career?
(a) A suicide mission.
(b) A punishment.
(c) A parenthesis.
(d) A lesson in patience.

4. What is the Worcester declared when it gets to the meeting point after the conflict at the blockade?
(a) Demoted to a trade ship.
(b) Unfit for duty.
(c) In need of repair.
(d) Challenged.

5. What is Davis very skilled in?
(a) Charting courses.
(b) Getting around bureaucratics.
(c) Combat.
(d) Tying knots.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maturin do for the Navy?

2. What does the narrator say Graham is bereft of?

3. Who did Babbington rescue during the blockade battle?

4. What is important for Aubrey to know about the potentates he will be meeting with?

5. What is Nathaniel Martin's job on the ship?

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