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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many British casualties are there during the capturing of Natividad?
(a) four
(b) three
(c) not one
(d) two
2. What did Hornblower do upon sighting land?
(a) wrote a letter to the admiralty
(b) ordered a beat to quarters
(c) called the crew to the quarterdeck to celebrate with rum
(d) dressed in his best finery
3. Why does Hornblower think he was selected for this mission?
(a) he had friends high up in the Admiralty
(b) he spoke Spanish, having been a Spanish prisoner of war
(c) he had sailed to South America before
(d) he had such a good record as a ship's captain
4. Who is Gerard?
(a) steward
(b) 2nd lieutenant
(c) the ship's surgeon
(d) warrant officer
5. Who is Polwheal?
(a) Hornblower's steward
(b) a red-haired half-wit
(c) 1st lieutenant
(d) the ship surgeon
Short Answer Questions
1. How many months at sea were they without touching land?
2. With what country had Spain recently sided against England?
3. A how-many-gun salute does El Supremo demand he have on boarding Lydia?
4. Who was Galbraith?
5. What did Hornblower do when he didn't know how to respond to something someone said?
Short Essay Questions
1. What appears on the beach the morning after Hornblower's visit to El Supremo's palace?
2. What is the strategy Hornblower devises to capture Natividad, though it is larger and has more guns than the Lydia has?
3. How did Horatio Hornblower prove himself a good captain during the section "The Prosperous Voyage"?
4. Which supplies was Lydia out of or low on after seven months at sea?
5. Name three of the officers of H.M.S. Lydia and their ranks.
6. What does Hornblower do when he is told Natividad is approaching?
7. What are some of the insults Hornblower disregards in order to accomplish his goals?
8. Describe Captain Hornblower's appearance?
9. Describe Lydia, the ship Hornblower was a captain of.
10. What is the stragegy that El Supremo lays out to Hornblower about conquest?
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