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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character stares at Billy with a meditative and melancholy expression in chapter 17?
(a) Lieutenant Ratcliffe.
(b) The Dansker.
(c) The afterguardsman.
(d) John Claggart.

2. When does the incident in chapter 10 occur?
(a) Breakfast.
(b) Evening.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Lunchtime.

3. How do Captain Vere's officers view their commander's seafaring skills?
(a) Poor.
(b) Average.
(c) Riddled with inconsistencies.
(d) Superior.

4. Which battle does the Victory's quarterdeck decoration commemorate?
(a) Spithead.
(b) Trafalgar.
(c) Nore.
(d) Timor.

5. What uncomfortable incident occurs in chapter 10?
(a) An empty bucket rolls down the gangplank and hits the captain.
(b) The topsail rips in a sudden gust of wind.
(c) Soup is spilled when the ship lurches.
(d) The entire crew is disciplined for one sailor's error.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Billy react to Claggart in chapter 10?

2. What type of personal life does Captain Vere lead?

3. In chapter four, which sailor is hailed as the greatest of all time?

4. Which two characters are Claggart's messmates?

5. Which types of books does Captain Vere prefer?

(see the answer key)

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