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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many decks did the Spanish ship Natividad have?
(a) two
(b) four
(c) one
(d) three

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

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

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

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

8. What does Hernandez mean by "unenlightened" men?
(a) men who have never attended school
(b) men who cannot read
(c) men who deny El Supremo's divinity
(d) non-religious men

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

10. What is a chief characteristic of Hornblower?
(a) grandiosity
(b) arrogance
(c) timidity
(d) self-effacement

11. How did the British Admiralty want to use the Spanish possessions?
(a) to moor their ships in the harbors
(b) to establish British settlements
(c) to use them to send British convicts there for imprisonment
(d) for British commerce and trade

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

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

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

15. 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 lied
(c) He blushed
(d) He cleared his throat with a "Ha-----h'm"

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes aboard Lydia in a small craft to speak with Hornblower?

2. How many guns does Natividad have on board?

3. Who was the first member of the crew to be publicly flogged?

4. What did Hornblower deplore about his body?

5. What did Hornblower feel bred mutiny?

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