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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who interrupts Meadows reading his orders?
(a) Baddlestone.
(b) Hornblower.
(c) Cornwallis.
(d) Bush.

3. What enables Princess to regain her position within the fleet?
(a) The waves drop to less than a foot.
(b) Shifting winds.
(c) The privateer is captured.
(d) The current shifts.

4. Where does the French fleet arrive?
(a) The English Channel.
(b) Gibraltar.
(c) The West Indies.
(d) Cape Horn.

5. What is the approximate age of Hotspur's new captain?
(a) Very young.
(b) Mid-30s.
(c) Middle age.
(d) Close to 70.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the verdict against Meadows?

2. How long has Hornblower been involved in the blockade of Brest?

3. What does Princess do?

4. What does Meadows call Baddlestone?

5. What does Hornblower offer as a plan?

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