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

4. What does Hornblower do when the Natividad is first sighted?
(a) fires the cannonades at Natividad
(b) hoists the sails
(c) unconcernedly asks some officers to dinner and plays cards
(d) calls a beat to quarters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. Where does Hornblower conclude Lydia has made perfect landfall?
(a) on the coast of Ecuador
(b) on the coast of Nicaragua
(c) on the Gulf of Sequia
(d) on the Gulf of Fonseca

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