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

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

3. 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) tie a disobedient crewsman to the mast
(c) execute a hesitant boy
(d) withhold food for three days

4. Why does Hornblower have the Spanish officers from Natividad shackled below on Lydia?
(a) to hold them 'til their flogging
(b) to keep them from fighting back
(c) to teach them the superiority of the English
(d) to save them from being executed by El Supremo

5. How is Lydia successful in taking Natividad?
(a) by Hornblower's talent as a captain
(b) by superior crew skills
(c) by using her cannonades
(d) by hiding behind an island and taking Natividad by surprise

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower see on his way to the palace?

2. How does El Supremo view his subjects?

3. How long after sighting the Horn had Hornblower brought Lydia to her destination?

4. What is a chief characteristic of Hornblower?

5. How many decks did the Spanish ship Natividad have?

(see the answer key)

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