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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Maturin pays to stay informed of the whereabouts of whom?
(a) The new First Lord.
(b) Sir Joseph Blain.
(c) Diana Villiers.
(d) Captain Jack Aubrey.

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

3. Besides seeking treatment in England, what else does Maturin think helps him recover his health after Port Mahon?
(a) He wants to travel to South Africa.
(b) He asks his friends to leave him in peace
(c) A northern, colder climate is Maturin's preference while he tries to recover.
(d) He favors a hot, humid climate.

4. What is Captain Aubrey's attitude toward an opportunity to command H.M.S. Surprise?
(a) He thinks his career will stall.
(b) He is disappointed that he doesn't get a better offer.
(c) He fears he owes too much to Maturin.
(d) He is thrilled.

5. Why are many of the prisoners in bad physical condition at Port Mahon's French prison?
(a) There are no food rations.
(b) There is an epidemic of typhus.
(c) They contract cholera.
(d) They suffer at the torture rack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is special about Sundays and debts in early 1800s England?

2. What is Canning's religious background?

3. What gruesome occurrence follows the French attempt to retaliate on gunboats against Aubrey and H.M.S. Lively?

4. What does Aubrey hope to make the Port Mahon rescue appear to be?

5. In chapter one, why is Diana Villiers' recent relationship with a man such a scandal?

(see the answer key)

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