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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Lydia successful in taking Natividad?
(a) by superior crew skills
(b) by hiding behind an island and taking Natividad by surprise
(c) by Hornblower's talent as a captain
(d) by using her cannonades

2. What did the burgoo the captain ate for breakfast consist of?
(a) rum and scones
(b) black extract of burnt bread
(c) dry bread crusts and milk
(d) a mixture of mashed biscuit crumbs and minced salt beef

3. In the restocking of Lydia, what did Hernandez provide instead of flour?
(a) bread
(b) ground maize
(c) plantains
(d) hominy grits

4. How far above the deck is the foremast gallant top?
(a) 130' above the deck.
(b) 125' above the deck.
(c) 140' above the deck.
(d) 40' above the deck.

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

6. Who was Galbraith?
(a) coxswain, originally from Ireland
(b) helmsman
(c) steward, originally from Wales
(d) 3rd Lieutenant originally from Scotland

7. What was the only land Hornblower had had a glimpse of during the seven-month voyage?
(a) the Falkand islands
(b) Cape Fear
(c) Argentina
(d) Cape Horn

8. When would Hornblower be permitted to capture treasure ships in the Pacific?
(a) after one month
(b) after the rebellion against Spain was successful
(c) right before returning to England
(d) after he ship was repaired and fullly stocked with food

9. A how-many-gun salute does El Supremo demand he have on boarding Lydia?
(a) 19
(b) 21
(c) 20
(d) 23

10. Why does Hornblower think he was selected for this mission?
(a) he had such a good record as a ship's captain
(b) he had sailed to South America before
(c) he spoke Spanish, having been a Spanish prisoner of war
(d) he had friends high up in the Admiralty

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

12. What does El Supremo want the two ships to do after Natividad is captured?
(a) capture treasure ships together and split the treasure
(b) sail to Spain to fight a rebellion against Spain
(c) sail to Peru and confer about future maneuvers
(d) sail as a fleet, capture La Libertad then all Nicaragua

13. With whom should Hornblower open communication to receive further orders as soon as it was convenient?
(a) the English king
(b) the Admiral of the Gulf of Fonseca
(c) the captain of a nearby British ship
(d) the Rear Admiral commanding the Leeward Islands

14. With what country had Spain recently sided against England?
(a) Germany
(b) Belgium
(c) France
(d) Holland

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Hornblower had been how many years at sea?

2. How did the British Admiralty want to use the Spanish possessions?

3. What did the flag that Natividad now flew look like?

4. What did Hornblower do upon sighting land?

5. When does the prosperous period of Hornblower's voyage conclude?

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