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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the prison rescue, how long do Aubrey and his men wait before leaving Port Mahon?
(a) They leave the afternoon after the prisoners are freed.
(b) They are delayed for weeks.
(c) They wait for three days.
(d) They sail as soon as assembled.

2. Is Maturin able to make use of the rowboat?
(a) No becasuse the boat is lost in the storm.
(b) No because his broken arm prevents him from being able to row the boat.
(c) No because he can't make the boat water tight.
(d) No because Nicolls takes it.

3. What does Sir Joseph Blain discuss with Maturin after the lecture?
(a) French breaking the blockade.
(b) Maturin's illicit affair.
(c) Their trip to South Africa.
(d) Maturin's identity being disclosed.

4. Why is Jack Aubrey familiar with Port Mahon?
(a) He once lives at Port Mahon.
(b) He visits Maturin's nearby estate.
(c) He meets Diana Villiers there.
(d) He vacations there with Sophia.

5. Nicolls confesses what to Maturin on their journey?
(a) He is engaged in adultery.
(b) He has strange medical symptoms.
(c) He talks about his early life as a thief.
(d) He wants to command his own ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wants to examine the biological specimens on St. Paul's Rocks?

2. In chapter one, under what circumstances do Sir Joseph Blain, Admiral Harte, and various other political and military figures meet?

3. How does Mr. Nicolls, the second lieutenant, appear during the inspection?

4. What does Maturin have Aubrey's men take from the Port Mahon prison?

5. What does Aubrey leave on the H.M.S. Surprise as a token of an earlier encounter?

(see the answer key)

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