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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Canning's religious background?
(a) He's a clergyman in the Church of England.
(b) He's Jewish.
(c) His religious affiliation is unknown.
(d) He's a Roman Catholic priest.

2. In chapter one, with whom does Sophie Williams meet?
(a) Dr. Stephen Maturin.
(b) Her cousin Diana.
(c) Jack Aubrey.
(d) Sir Joseph Blain.

3. What is one of the results of Diana's illicit affair?
(a) Her move to India to avoid the scandal.
(b) Her forced wedding.
(c) Diana's separation from her lover.
(d) Her move to South Africa.

4. What is the ruling of the First Lord about the seized Spanish ships?
(a) Ruling put off until a later meeting.
(b) The First Lord asks Spain for ransom.
(c) Captured vessels escheat to the crown.
(d) Ships must be returned to Spain.

5. With what kind of communication does Aubrey augment the initial method of light flashes at Minorca?
(a) He gives native boy a written message.
(b) He leaves private marks on shore.
(c) He leaves a series of rock piles on the beach.
(d) He abandons communication.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Margall tell Aubrey about Maturin's status on Minorca?

2. From whom does Aubrey receive several personal letters in Chapter two?

3. While traveling under the new orders, where does Aubrey engage in a skirmish with the French?

4. When supplies run low on H.M.S. Lively, what do some of the crew resort to eating?

5. What does Sir Joseph Blain discuss with Maturin after the lecture?

(see the answer key)

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