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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Unprosperous Voyage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had Hornblower been ordered to do with Lydia?
(a) hand it over to El Supremo
(b) stay out of sight until arrival at the Gulf of Fonseca
(c) use it to immmedately take Natividad
(d) sink it rather than surrender

2. What is the fate of Natividad?
(a) she is captured by Lydia
(b) she goes up in flames, the sea swallowing her up
(c) she returns to El Supremo
(d) she escapes into the night

3. How many guns did the Natividad have on board?
(a) 36
(b) 40
(c) 50
(d) 46

4. What were the huts that Hornblower saw on his way to the palace made of?
(a) mud
(b) palmettos
(c) wood
(d) local volcanic stone

5. What did the flag that Natividad now flew look like?
(a) green with a yellow star in the middle
(b) blue with a yellow star in the middle
(c) black with a red star in the middle
(d) yellow with a blue star in the middle

Short Answer Questions

1. Where could Hornblower replenish his supplies on the voyage home to England?

2. Who comes aboard Lydia in a small craft to speak with Hornblower?

3. How many decks did the Spanish ship Natividad have?

4. What was the chief fear Hornblower had going into battle?

5. Hornblower had been how many years at sea?

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