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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who pursues the Leopard?
(a) Barbary coast pirates.
(b) A French opponent.
(c) No one.
(d) A Dutch opponent.

2. What does Waakzaamheid try to destroy on Leopard?
(a) The rudder.
(b) The main mast.
(c) The sails.
(d) The guns.

3. Why is Aubrey bleeding after the battle?
(a) His arm was caught in the rigging.
(b) Grant slashed him with a knife.
(c) He was hit with shrapnel.
(d) He was hit with splinters.

4. What happens with the prisoners as the ship sits still?
(a) Their illness accelerates.
(b) It's not affected one way or the other.
(c) They begin to recover.
(d) The symptoms change.

5. What amazes Aubrey about the Dutch captain?
(a) His desire to destroy a ship.
(b) His ability to close in on Leopard.
(c) His ability to shoot canons on a high sea.
(d) His ability to predict Leopard's movements.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Gypsy woman name her daughter?

2. Why is Herapath in trouble?

3. What does Maturin organize after the storm?

4. What type of surprise attack does the Dutch captain set up one night?

5. What does Aubrey do to strengthen the standing rigging?

(see the answer key)

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