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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do ships-of-war gain from capturing slave ships?
(a) A rotation back to England.
(b) Choice assignments next time.
(c) Head money.
(d) A citation.

2. Where does Cambronne say the Daring will now sail?
(a) To France.
(b) To New York to pick up a new cargo.
(c) To Bolivia.
(d) He's not sure.

3. What is one thing Sharp and Hornblower are discussing?
(a) The Napoleonic Wars.
(b) The slave trade.
(c) The Louisiana Purchase.
(d) The Boer Wars.

4. What happens to the pintle?
(a) It hold fast.
(b) It breaks in two.
(c) It is jerked out of the hull.
(d) It slews the ship sideways.

5. Who is the Estrella del Sur?
(a) The flagship of the Spanish fleet in the West Indies.
(b) A retrofitted English vessel captured during the Napoleonic Wars.
(c) A large schooner capable of exceptional speed.
(d) A retrofitted Spanish vessel that had been Napoleon's flagship.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Hornblower attend a gala?

2. What keeps the sea anchor bundled up until Estrella reaches top speed?

3. How do Hornblower and Fell differ in their opinion of the situation?

4. What is a drogue?

5. What cargo does the Estreela del Sur often carry?

(see the answer key)

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