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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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 spat on the deck.
(c) He acted in such a way to make it appear he was a homosexual.
(d) He tossed the image of the Virgin and Child overboard.

3. What did Hornblower feel bred mutiny?
(a) a long period of rough seas
(b) boredom
(c) long, idle days
(d) lack of food

4. Who comes aboard Lydia in a small craft to speak with Hornblower?
(a) Don Juan
(b) El Suprempo
(c) Hernandez Lopez
(d) Manuel Hernandez

5. What had Hornblower been ordered to do with Lydia?
(a) sink it rather than surrender
(b) hand it over to El Supremo
(c) stay out of sight until arrival at the Gulf of Fonseca
(d) use it to immmedately take Natividad

6. What did Hornblower deplore about his body?
(a) his thin legs
(b) his big feet
(c) his large nose
(d) his pot belly

7. Who is Polwheal?
(a) 1st lieutenant
(b) the ship surgeon
(c) Hornblower's steward
(d) a red-haired half-wit

8. What did Hornblower do when he didn't know how to respond to something someone said?
(a) He agreed with whatever was said
(b) He blushed
(c) He cleared his throat with a "Ha-----h'm"
(d) He lied

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

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

11. How many guns did the Natividad have on board?
(a) 46
(b) 40
(c) 36
(d) 50

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Brown?

2. How many guns does Natividad have on board?

3. What did Hornblower do upon sighting land?

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

5. Which of the crew likes to rap the seamen with his rattan cane?

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