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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before Lydia could be beached for the carpenters to work on her bottom what had to be done?
(a) the depth of the water had to be tested
(b) different crewmen had to be assigned to the various repair jobs
(c) Lydia must be lightened
(d) the crew had to be well-fed

2. What did Crespo do that shocked the Spanish sailing master and his mates?
(a) He ordered the Spanish sailing master to be flogged.
(b) He acted in such a way to make it appear he was a homosexual.
(c) He tossed the image of the Virgin and Child overboard.
(d) He spat on the deck.

3. What had long been a dream of the British government?
(a) establishing colonies in South America
(b) becoming the most powerful country in the world
(c) having better ships and seamen than any other country
(d) starting a rebellion in the Spanish American colonies

4. What was the indication that Lydia could only just hold in check the water coming aboard through the holes shot in her hull?
(a) clear white water gushed from the pumps
(b) the men were tired of manning the pumps
(c) there was water on deck
(d) the ship sat lower in the water

5. Why does Hornblower have the Spanish officers from Natividad shackled below on Lydia?
(a) to keep them from fighting back
(b) to hold them 'til their flogging
(c) to teach them the superiority of the English
(d) to save them from being executed by El Supremo

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Captain Hornblower do on the same day Lady Barbara invited him to breakfast?

2. Who replaced Hankey, the surgeon who died before the novel opened?

3. How fast does Lydia travel in light airs?

4. What did Hornblower do upon sighting land?

5. Describe Lady Barbara.

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