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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What legend does Hornblower recall upon hearing the news from the governor?
(a) The legend of St. Elizabeth of Hungary.
(b) The legend of Julian of Norwich.
(c) The legend of Napoleon's youth.
(d) The legend of Napoleon's birth.

2. When Cambronne sets sail, what does he employ?
(a) An escort of two American frigates.
(b) Both steam tugs.
(c) A group of slaves.
(d) A company of mercenaries.

3. What does Hornblower instruct the men of the Crab to do?
(a) To investigate the nature of the cargo on the Daring so far as is practicable.
(b) To rough up some of the Daring crew to intimidate them.
(c) To assassinate Cambonne.
(d) To follow the Daring wherever she goes.

4. Of what does Cambronne's cargo consist?
(a) Slaves and rum.
(b) Muskets, French dress uniforms and military headwear peculiar to the time of Napoleon's greatest influence.
(c) Cannons and pistols.
(d) Rum and tobacco.

5. How does Hornblower's flagship reach New Orleans?
(a) Via a steam tug.
(b) It doesn't; it stays out in deeper waters.
(c) Via a sail tug.
(d) Under its own sail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Hornblower to misread Cambronne's pretext for departing the gala?

2. Where does Cambronne say the Daring will now sail?

3. Where does the Crab intercept the Daring?

4. Where does Hornblower direct the Crab to sail?

5. What is Hornblower's position as the novel opens?

(see the answer key)

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