View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From whom does Aubrey receive several personal letters in Chapter two?
(a) From Admiral Harte.
(b) From Diana Villiers.
(c) From Sophia.
(d) He gets no personal mail.

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

3. Who is Richard Canning?
(a) A friend to Mrs. Williams.
(b) A minister Sophie knows.
(c) Diana Villiers' love interest.
(d) New High Lord.

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

5. When supplies run low on H.M.S. Lively, what do some of the crew resort to eating?
(a) They eat rats from the hold.
(b) They eat beetles and other insects.
(c) They chew on leather strapping.
(d) Some resort to cannibalism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sophie's meeting with Maturin in chapter one take place?

2. What is Canning's religious background?

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

4. How does Maturin react to what Sir Joseph tells him at their meeting after the lecture?

5. What is the ruling of the First Lord about the seized Spanish ships?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 310 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample