View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Brown?
(a) botswain's mate
(b) coxswain
(c) crewman
(d) master's mate

2. How many British casualties are there during the capturing of Natividad?
(a) not one
(b) three
(c) four
(d) two

3. What did Hornblower deplore about his body?
(a) his thin legs
(b) his large nose
(c) his pot belly
(d) his big feet

4. How do El Supremos' officers quell the crew after they take over Natividad?
(a) tie a disobedient crewsman to the mast
(b) execute a hesitant boy
(c) withhold food for three days
(d) threaten that any crewman who disobeys must walk the plank

5. What did Hornblower feel bred mutiny?
(a) lack of food
(b) a long period of rough seas
(c) boredom
(d) long, idle days

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does El Supremo view his subjects?

3. Who is Gerard?

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

5. What does Hernandez mean by "unenlightened" men?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 219 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample