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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ship has Aubrey been given to command?
(a) The frigate Boadicea.
(b) The firgate Venus.
(c) The longship Victoria.
(d) The sloop Nadine.

2. Why is Aubrey receiving only half pay?
(a) He's being punished.
(b) He hasn't been promoted yet.
(c) He's ashore.
(d) England is out of money.

3. What have the French been doing on the ocean that is a problem?
(a) Crossing the channel.
(b) Capturing British Indiamen.
(c) Blowing up British merchant ships.
(d) Blockading England's shores.

4. What has been holding Napoleon back?
(a) The weather.
(b) British naval strength.
(c) The Moors.
(d) The Italians.

5. How would Aubrey describe his wife's mother?
(a) A gentle soul.
(b) Sweet but not very bright.
(c) A loudmouthed and overbearing woman.
(d) Quiet and unassuming.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will happen in Mauritius if the British military campaign is successful?

2. In what type of home does Captain Aubrey live?

3. Who will crew the two captured French ships?

4. What is bothering Aubrey's family?

5. For what is Stephen Maturin most known?

(see the answer key)

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