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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Hornblower conclude Lydia has made perfect landfall?
(a) on the coast of Ecuador
(b) on the Gulf of Fonseca
(c) on the Gulf of Sequia
(d) on the coast of Nicaragua

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

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

4. What did the burgoo the captain ate for breakfast consist of?
(a) black extract of burnt bread
(b) dry bread crusts and milk
(c) rum and scones
(d) a mixture of mashed biscuit crumbs and minced salt beef

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Hornblower do upon sighting land?

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

4. Who is Gerard?

5. Where exactly in South America was Hornblower expected to open trade for England?

(see the answer key)

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