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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 could Lydia not hope to survive in her present condition?
(a) an attack by pirates
(b) the storms of Cape Horn
(c) another sea battle
(d) another seven months at sea

2. What does Hornblower see on his way to the palace?
(a) a herd of wild boar
(b) dead and near-dead men shackled in the sun
(c) a native wedding procession
(d) strange exotic foliage

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

4. What other communique was handed to Hornblower by the Spaniards who boarded Lydia?
(a) a letter with detailed plans on how to recapture Natividad
(b) a dinner invitation to come ashore and dine with Spanish officials
(c) a letter from Lady Barbara requesting return passage to England.
(d) a letter condemning Hornblower for handing Natividad to El Supremo

5. When Lydia and Natividad steer a collision course, what does Hornblower do unexpectedly?
(a) calls his officers together to confer on what's best to do
(b) retreats to a safe distance away to plan his next move
(c) raises a white flag of truce
(d) veers to leeward, yielding the weather gauge

Short Answer Questions

1. How does El Supremo view his subjects?

2. When Hornblower sights Natividad in the heavy weather, where does he send Wellesley for safety?

3. Who is the captain of Natividad?

4. In the restocking of Lydia, what did Hernandez provide instead of flour?

5. How many guns does the H.M.S. Lydia have on board?

(see the answer key)

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