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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the British Admiralty want to use the Spanish possessions?
(a) to moor their ships in the harbors
(b) for British commerce and trade
(c) to use them to send British convicts there for imprisonment
(d) to establish British settlements

2. Hornblower had been how many years at sea?
(a) 25
(b) 17
(c) 19
(d) 20

3. Where exactly in South America was Hornblower expected to open trade for England?
(a) in Peru
(b) in the whole west coast of South America
(c) in Ecuador
(d) across the Isthmus of Darien

4. How many guns does the H.M.S. Lydia have on board?
(a) 50
(b) 36
(c) 60
(d) 26

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hornblower do when he didn't know how to respond to something someone said?

2. Who was Galbraith?

3. What were the huts that Hornblower saw on his way to the palace made of?

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

5. What does El Supremo want the two ships to do after Natividad is captured?

(see the answer key)

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