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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hornblower's Temptation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what do the men arm themselves?
(a) Pistols, swords, bayonets and staffs.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Mostly pistols and one repeating rifle.
(d) Whatever they can find.

2. Why can't the empty barrels in the hold be filled with salt water?
(a) They are full of grain.
(b) They would then be contaminated.
(c) They don't have a big enough opening.
(d) They leak too badly.

3. Who is commanding the French fleet that recently escapes from the Mediterranean?
(a) Villeneuve.
(b) Gaudet.
(c) Napoleon III.
(d) Lafayette.

4. Who comes over to the Princess?
(a) Admiral Leighton.
(b) Captain Johnson.
(c) Admiral Cornwallis.
(d) Men from the Hotspur.

5. What does Hornblower examine aboard the Princess?
(a) The crew.
(b) The way the sails are set.
(c) The way the main mast if far foward compared to most ships.
(d) His tiny cabin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men confined below decks do?

2. With whom does Hornblower meet?

3. How does Hornblower find McCool to be?

4. How is the water-hoy built?

5. Where is Hornblower going after he has visited his wife?

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