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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How fast does Lydia travel in light airs?
(a) 3 knots
(b) 4 knots
(c) 2 knots
(d) 6 knots

2. What did Hornblower feel bred mutiny?
(a) a long period of rough seas
(b) lack of food
(c) boredom
(d) long, idle days

3. Who was the first member of the crew to be publicly flogged?
(a) Owen, a half-wit
(b) a red-headed Irishman who played the fiddle
(c) Lieutenant Samuel Simmonds
(d) Hornblower's steward, Polwheal

4. Who replaced Hankey, the surgeon who died before the novel opened?
(a) Harper
(b) Whipple
(c) Laurie
(d) Dauson

5. The novel takes place during what war?
(a) the Seven Years' War
(b) Napoleonic War between France and England
(c) the French Revolution
(d) the War of 1812

Short Answer Questions

1. How do El Supremos' officers quell the crew after they take over Natividad?

2. What were the huts that Hornblower saw on his way to the palace made of?

3. How would you describe the physical appearance of El Supremo?

4. What request did Hornblower make of El Supremo?

5. How far above the deck is the foremast gallant top?

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