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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hornblower do upon sighting land?
(a) wrote a letter to the admiralty
(b) dressed in his best finery
(c) ordered a beat to quarters
(d) called the crew to the quarterdeck to celebrate with rum

2. A how-many-gun salute does El Supremo demand he have on boarding Lydia?
(a) 21
(b) 19
(c) 23
(d) 20

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

4. 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) Owen, a half-wit
(d) Hornblower's steward, Polwheal

5. What does El Supremo plan to do?
(a) capture treasure ships
(b) sail with an army to capture the capital of Nicaragua
(c) capture Lydia
(d) visit England

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hornblower think he was selected for this mission?

2. What did Hornblower deplore about his body?

3. Why does Hornblower have the Spanish officers from Natividad shackled below on Lydia?

4. In the restocking of Lydia, what did Hernandez provide instead of flour?

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

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