2. What made the whole crew of Lydia spring into action on approaching Natividad?
(a) Hornblower's beat to quarters
(b) fear
(c) Hornblower blowing his silver whistle
(d) a man on the foremast calling the order

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

4. What request did Hornblower make of El Supremo?
(a) to come to dinner aboard the Lydia
(b) to untie the "unenlightened" men he had staked in the sun
(c) to re-stock Lydia with food, water and other necessities
(d) to sail with him to Panama

5. How long after sighting the Horn had Hornblower brought Lydia to her destination?
(a) seven months
(b) seven weeks
(c) 3 months
(d) six weeks

6. Who is Gerard?
(a) 2nd lieutenant
(b) warrant officer
(c) steward
(d) the ship's surgeon

7. 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 Peru and confer about future maneuvers
(c) sail to Spain to fight a rebellion against Spain
(d) sail as a fleet, capture La Libertad then all Nicaragua

8. Where exactly in South America was Hornblower expected to open trade for England?
(a) across the Isthmus of Darien
(b) in Peru
(c) in the whole west coast of South America
(d) in Ecuador

9. When does the prosperous period of Hornblower's voyage conclude?
(a) when Hornblower lands in Peru
(b) when Hornblower gives up his commission
(c) when Hornblower admits defieat
(d) when Hornblower hands over Natividad to El Supremo

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

11. What does El Supremo plan to do?
(a) sail with an army to capture the capital of Nicaragua
(b) visit England
(c) capture treasure ships
(d) capture Lydia

12. What does Hornblower see on his way to the palace?
(a) strange exotic foliage
(b) a native wedding procession
(c) a herd of wild boar
(d) dead and near-dead men shackled in the sun

13. Until Lydia had made harbor what was the favorite dish in the midshipman's berth?
(a) stale bread
(b) canned goods
(c) rats
(d) fish

14. Which of the crew likes to rap the seamen with his rattan cane?
(a) boatswain Harrison
(b) 1st Lieutenant Bush
(c) Hornblower's steward, Polwheal
(d) 3rd Lieutenant Galbraith

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