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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Brown?
(a) coxswain
(b) botswain's mate
(c) crewman
(d) master's mate

2. With whom should Hornblower open communication to receive further orders as soon as it was convenient?
(a) the Admiral of the Gulf of Fonseca
(b) the English king
(c) the Rear Admiral commanding the Leeward Islands
(d) the captain of a nearby British ship

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

4. What does Hernandez mean by "unenlightened" men?
(a) non-religious men
(b) men who deny El Supremo's divinity
(c) men who cannot read
(d) men who have never attended school

5. What does El Supremo want the two ships to do after Natividad is captured?
(a) sail as a fleet, capture La Libertad then all Nicaragua
(b) sail to Peru and confer about future maneuvers
(c) capture treasure ships together and split the treasure
(d) sail to Spain to fight a rebellion against Spain

Short Answer Questions

1. How many months at sea were they without touching land?

2. What had Hornblower resolved to do on this voyage that he hadn't done previously?

3. How does El Supremo view his subjects?

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

5. Until Lydia had made harbor what was the favorite dish in the midshipman's berth?

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