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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Aubrey think work is done better by privately-funded operations than the government?
(a) It is done more efficiently.
(b) He has no opinion on private versus government work.
(c) It is better quality.
(d) It takes longer but is done right.

2. What kind of addiction does Maturin have?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Peyote seeds.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Opium.

3. What has Maturin obtained that will enable him to use the Surprise?
(a) Orders from the Queen for a covert mission.
(b) A Letter of Marque.
(c) A commission in the Royal Navy.
(d) A large crew.

4. How much laudanum does Maturin say he takes every day?
(a) He takes a medicinal dose six times a day.
(b) Forty times the medicinal dose.
(c) Twenty times the medicinal dose.
(d) He takes a medicinal dose four times a day.

5. What does cutting out mean as Aubrey uses the term?
(a) Dividing up the prizes equally.
(b) Sneaking into a harbor and stealing a ship.
(c) Culling the non-productive men from the crew.
(d) Cutting out too much work on deck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position did the two men in question #42 have in England?

2. What does Aubrey do shortly after he renders his judgment on what was done to Surprise?

3. What does Aubrey decide must be done?

4. What moves into the area where Surprise is in Chapter 2?

5. Who is at a gathering on the ship that night?

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