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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What shocked Hornblower about the way the Spaniards treated El Supremo?
(a) that they didn't feed him
(b) that they laughed at him and he became their chief source of entertainment
(c) they were going to hang him without his being able to make make peace with God
(d) that they spat on him

2. What does Captain Hornblower do at the same time every morning?
(a) He climbs the foremast.
(b) He drills his crew.
(c) He takes to the quarter deck and paces for an hour.
(d) He commands Lydia to beat to quarters.

3. How many months at sea were they without touching land?
(a) seven
(b) five
(c) six
(d) seven and a half

4. When Lydia and Natividad steer a collision course, what does Hornblower do unexpectedly?
(a) raises a white flag of truce
(b) veers to leeward, yielding the weather gauge
(c) retreats to a safe distance away to plan his next move
(d) calls his officers together to confer on what's best to do

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower inform Lady Barbara about her brother, Arthur?

2. A how-many-gun salute does El Supremo demand he have on boarding Lydia?

3. What was the chief fear Hornblower had going into battle?

4. What is the cockpit?

5. After sailing the coast, Lydia encounters rough weather and __________________. what does she do?

(see the answer key)

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