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

2. 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

3. Who comes aboard Lydia in a small craft to speak with Hornblower?
(a) El Suprempo
(b) Manuel Hernandez
(c) Hernandez Lopez
(d) Don Juan

4. What does Hornblower see on his way to the palace?
(a) a native wedding procession
(b) a herd of wild boar
(c) strange exotic foliage
(d) dead and near-dead men shackled in the sun

5. How would you describe the physical appearance of El Supremo?
(a) a large man with greying hair
(b) a swarthy, tanned wild-looking man
(c) a small, unimpressive man with lank black hair
(d) a thin, intellectual-looking man who was balding

Short Answer Questions

1. Hornblower had been how many years at sea?

2. How many months at sea were they without touching land?

3. What is a chief characteristic of Hornblower?

4. How do El Supremos' officers quell the crew after they take over Natividad?

5. What had Hornblower resolved to do on this voyage that he hadn't done previously?

(see the answer key)

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