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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does H.M.S. Lively get messages and mail while on blockade duty?
(a) Messenger cutter comes along side.
(b) There's no way to get mail.
(c) The ship waits for a replacement vessel.
(d) The ship goes into port.

3. What gruesome occurrence follows the French attempt to retaliate on gunboats against Aubrey and H.M.S. Lively?
(a) Pressed Asian sailors laughter at every French attacker.
(b) French gunboats sink.
(c) Aubrey's crew tortures French captives.
(d) English crewI ignores white flag and continues to attack.

4. In chapter one, why is Diana Villiers' recent relationship with a man such a scandal?
(a) Her lover is a married man.
(b) Her lover is a priest.
(c) She is still married.
(d) Her lover is also her cousin.

5. Captain Jack Aubrey leaves the blockade when ordered to go where?
(a) To head for the Netherlands.
(b) To India.
(c) To Minorca.
(d) Back to England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the First Lord's mention of Stephen Maturin shock and dismay Sir Joseph Blain?

2. To what kind of lecture does Maturin go to in Chapter one?

3. With what kind of communication does Aubrey augment the initial method of light flashes at Minorca?

4. Maturin pays to stay informed of the whereabouts of whom?

5. How does Aubrey know he can trust the man he meets at Minorca?

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