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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10, 11, and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the King announce that confuses Hornblower?
(a) That Atropos is to be commanded by someone else.
(b) The flawless funeral procession.
(c) A reference about Hornblower's command and His Serene Highness.
(d) Nothing.

2. Which canal(s) does the boat go down?
(a) Just the Thames.
(b) Thames and Severn.
(c) Just the Cotswald.
(d) The Severn and Cotswald.

3. Who intervenes between a young man dressed in finery and Hornblower?
(a) Admiral Leighton.
(b) The Earl of West Borough.
(c) The Bishop of Canterbury.
(d) The High Chamberlain to His Serene Highness.

4. Who does Hornblower summon to accompany him?
(a) Eisenbeiss.
(b) Rhodes.
(c) The Prince.
(d) McCullum.

5. What does Hornblower have his crew do?
(a) Help him write out hundreds of orders for individuals.
(b) Scrub the Atropos from stem to stern.
(c) Repaint the Atropos to reflect a change of command.
(d) Mend the sails for getting underway.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower find when he returns to his hotel room?

2. What month and year is it that the Atropos sails to Gibraltar?

3. Where are Hornblower and St. Vincent going?

4. What does Hornblower realize when he comes aboard the London brig?

5. How does Hornblower respond to news of the duel?

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