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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many dead British seamen are collected and interred to the sea?
(a) 14
(b) 12
(c) 24
(d) 25

2. What request did Hornblower make of El Supremo?
(a) to re-stock Lydia with food, water and other necessities
(b) to untie the "unenlightened" men he had staked in the sun
(c) to sail with him to Panama
(d) to come to dinner aboard the Lydia

3. What card game did Hornblower like to play?
(a) poker
(b) whist
(c) bridge
(d) canasta

4. Who is the captain of Natividad?
(a) Manuel Hernandez
(b) El Supremo
(c) Crespo
(d) Cortez

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Describe the Viceroy at Panama.

2. What is the gaffe Lady Barbara makes which eases Hornblower's mind about her knowledge of ships and her intelligence?

3. What had Hornblower been ordered to do with Lydia?

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

5. What did Hornblower order done when the crew became depressed and discouraged?

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