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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 does Hornblower announce to the Spanish politicians after he admits fomenting revolution and delivering Natividad to El Supremo?
(a) he will call on the Spanish governor at Panama and seek to destroy or capture Natividad
(b) that he will sail immediately for England
(c) that he continue fomenting revolution against Spain
(d) admits he was foolish in siding with such a madman as El Supremo under any circumstance

2. How many guns does the H.M.S. Lydia have on board?
(a) 26
(b) 50
(c) 36
(d) 60

3. When Galbraith was dying, who did he think Lady Barbara was?
(a) his wife
(b) his mother
(c) an angel
(d) his sister

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Galbraith?

2. What was the grim nemesis awaiting men with open wounds in those pre-antiseptic days?

3. When Hornblower sights Natividad in the heavy weather, where does he send Wellesley for safety?

4. What does Hornblower do when the Natividad is first sighted?

5. What is secured on the deck of Lydia after the sea battle with Natividad?

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