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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What history, if any, does Aubrey have with the H.M.S. Surprise?
(a) He hears the H.M.S. Surprise is bad luck.
(b) H.M.S. Surprise is another blockade vessel.
(c) He's never heard of the vessel.
(d) He serves on the vessel when he is younger.

3. To what kind of lecture does Maturin go to in Chapter one?
(a) Bird watching lecture.
(b) A lecture on insects.
(c) A lecture on human anatomy.
(d) Political lecture.

4. How does Mrs. Williams react to Aubrey's situation in chapter four?
(a) She offers Aubrey financial help.
(b) She encourages Maturin to help Aubrey.
(c) She shuns Aubrey outside the House of Lords.
(d) She uses Aubry's misfortune to forbid Sophie's seeing him.

5. In chapter two, where is Maturin imprisoned?
(a) In London.
(b) Stockade near Paris.
(c) Port Mahon.
(d) On a French ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Aubrey meet with Sophie when he leaves the Grapes?

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

3. Who visit Maturin during his convalescence to record his experiences with the French at Minorca?

4. What is Maturin's preferred method of recovery when he returns to Britain from Port Mahon?

5. In chapter thret, how do Aubrey and members of his crew gain access to Port Mahon?

(see the answer key)

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