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

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

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

4. Who was Galbraith?
(a) 3rd Lieutenant originally from Scotland
(b) coxswain, originally from Ireland
(c) steward, originally from Wales
(d) helmsman

5. How many months at sea were they without touching land?
(a) seven and a half
(b) five
(c) six
(d) seven

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hornblower feel bred mutiny?

2. What was the only land Hornblower had had a glimpse of during the seven-month voyage?

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

4. Hornblower was ordered to form an alliance with whom in rebellion against Spain?

5. What is a chief characteristic of Hornblower?

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