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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the crew likes to rap the seamen with his rattan cane?
(a) boatswain Harrison
(b) Hornblower's steward, Polwheal
(c) 3rd Lieutenant Galbraith
(d) 1st Lieutenant Bush

3. What was the only land Hornblower had had a glimpse of during the seven-month voyage?
(a) the Falkand islands
(b) Argentina
(c) Cape Fear
(d) Cape Horn

4. 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

5. What made the whole crew of Lydia spring into action on approaching Natividad?
(a) Hornblower blowing his silver whistle
(b) a man on the foremast calling the order
(c) Hornblower's beat to quarters
(d) fear

Short Answer Questions

1. How does El Supremo view his subjects?

2. What did Hornblower feel bred mutiny?

3. What had long been a dream of the British government?

4. Who is Brown?

5. How would you describe the physical appearance of El Supremo?

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