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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. Why does the Princess ride high in the water?
(a) Because it has no cargo.
(b) Because the captain has the sails set for speed.
(c) Because the hull is narrow.
(d) Because it's trim is set that way.

2. Why is Princess going against her course?
(a) Bad weather.
(b) To avoid an American privateer.
(c) To avoid a French privateer.
(d) So she doesn't bounce so badly.

3. What is the verdict for Bush?
(a) Innocent but he should have intervened.
(b) He is cleared.
(c) Guilty.
(d) They do not adjudicate Bush.

4. What puts a hole in the Hotspur?
(a) A rock.
(b) Enemy cannon fire.
(c) An iceberg.
(d) An explosion on board.

5. Who pursues the French fleet?
(a) Leighton.
(b) No one.
(c) Cornwallis.
(d) Nelson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who huddles below deck?

2. What is vital to keeping Bonaparte from crossing the English Channel?

3. Where does Hornblower invite Meadows to receive the ship's papers?

4. Why does Meadows assume command?

5. Why does the Princess finally head for England?

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