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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the Crab intercept the Daring?
(a) On the open seas.
(b) At Port-au-Prince.
(c) At Freeport.
(d) At Cuba's harbor of Guantanamo.

2. What does Hornblower intend to do?
(a) Send a missive to St. Helena and tell them to be on double guard.
(b) Tender his resignation.
(c) Intercept the Daring and have Cambronne silenced.
(d) Ask for reassignment.

3. What is the name of the present flagship?
(a) The Leopard.
(b) The Constitution.
(c) The Crab.
(d) The Java.

4. What is Hornblower's position as the novel opens?
(a) ommander-in-Chief of His Britannic Majesty's ships and vessels in the United States.
(b) ommander-in-Chief of His Britannic Majesty's ships and vessels in Australia.
(c) ommander-in-Chief of His Britannic Majesty's ships and vessels in New Zealand.
(d) Commander-in-Chief of His Britannic Majesty's ships and vessels in the West Indies.

5. Why is Hornblower in New Orleans?
(a) To pay an official courtesy visit.
(b) To talk to a French general.
(c) To meet up with his wife.
(d) To oversee the construction of a new frigate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Hornblower in despair?

2. Of what is Hornblower suspicious?

3. What does Cambronne bewail?

4. What type of freight will the Daring be taking on shortly?

5. How might the political situation between England and the United States be described?

(see the answer key)

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