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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) crewman
(c) botswain's mate
(d) master's mate

2. How do El Supremos' officers quell the crew after they take over Natividad?
(a) threaten that any crewman who disobeys must walk the plank
(b) withhold food for three days
(c) tie a disobedient crewsman to the mast
(d) execute a hesitant boy

3. What had long been a dream of the British government?
(a) becoming the most powerful country in the world
(b) starting a rebellion in the Spanish American colonies
(c) having better ships and seamen than any other country
(d) establishing colonies in South America

4. How many guns does Natividad have on board?
(a) 46
(b) 36
(c) 40
(d) 50

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many British casualties are there during the capturing of Natividad?

3. What request did Hornblower make of El Supremo?

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

5. Where does Hornblower conclude Lydia has made perfect landfall?

(see the answer key)

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