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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of those left on the frigate decided to escape on a raft?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 5.
(d) 13.

2. Who painted "Burial of the Count of Orgaz"?
(a) Veronese.
(b) El Greco.
(c) Titian.
(d) Fran Floris.

3. What newspaper does Charlie want to read when he gets to Caracas?
(a) Daily Mail.
(b) Daily Telegraph.
(c) Daily Express.
(d) Daily Star.

4. How much did the ox heart weigh that the narrator bought at Corrigans weigh?
(a) 4 lbs. 5 oz.
(b) 2 lbs. 13 oz.
(c) 3 lbs. 11 oz.
(d) 1 lb. 13 oz.

5. When was James Bartley swallowed by a whale?
(a) 1853.
(b) 1876.
(c) 1869.
(d) 1891.

6. What is the name of Charlie's agent?
(a) Martin.
(b) Norman.
(c) Bart.
(d) Phillip.

7. Why is Charlie recognized at the airport in Caracas?
(a) Because of a game show he had hosted.
(b) Because of a movie he filmed.
(c) Because of a soap opera he acted in.
(d) Because of a song he recorded.

8. What is the name of the priest that Matt portrays?
(a) Rimini.
(b) Firmin.
(c) Tortini.
(d) Antonio.

9. Where was Jonah supposed to preach?
(a) Babylon.
(b) Persepolis.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) Ninevah.

10. What lifeboat did Lawrence escape in when he was on the Titanic?
(a) 8.
(b) 13.
(c) 23.
(d) 9.

11. What type of fruit grew in orchards around the Monastery of Saint James?
(a) Pears.
(b) Cherries.
(c) Apples.
(d) Apricots.

12. Who found the raft that the survivors on the frigate constructed?
(a) Italians.
(b) Moors.
(c) Turks.
(d) Egyptians.

13. What is remembered about William Huskisson?
(a) That he was the first person run down and killed by a train.
(b) That he was a politican and a financier.
(c) That he was a novelist.
(d) That he was a poet.

14. How old is Lawrence Beesley?
(a) 67.
(b) Mid-80s.
(c) Mid-90s.
(d) 76.

15. How many men appear in Gericault's painting?
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 26.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Amanda give as payment for a place to stay in Arghuri?

2. Where did Jonah go after God told him to go preach?

3. On what ship did James Bartley work as a sailor?

4. When did the expedition set off for Senegal?

5. How long do Charlie and the crew have to wait after Matt's accident for the copter to come?

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