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

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

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

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

5. 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 Rear Admiral commanding the Leeward Islands
(c) the English king
(d) the Admiral of the Gulf of Fonseca

Short Answer Questions

1. How many guns did the Natividad have on board?

2. What request did Hornblower make of El Supremo?

3. What did Hornblower do when he didn't know how to respond to something someone said?

4. What did the burgoo the captain ate for breakfast consist of?

5. What did Crespo do that shocked the Spanish sailing master and his mates?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Captain Hornblower's appearance?

2. How did Horatio Hornblower prove himself a good captain during the section "The Prosperous Voyage"?

3. Describe the incident which took place in the village near where Lydia was anchored?

4. What is the stragegy that El Supremo lays out to Hornblower about conquest?

5. What is the strategy Hornblower devises to capture Natividad, though it is larger and has more guns than the Lydia has?

6. What does Hornblower do when he is told Natividad is approaching?

7. Describe Lydia, the ship Hornblower was a captain of.

8. Describe Alvarado whom Hornblower was ordered to help in a rebellion against Spain?

9. Why do you think it was a wise decision of Hornblower not to get familiar with his lieutenants and to remain aloof and close-mouthed?

10. What was weighing heavily on Captain Hornblower's mind after 7 months at sea?

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