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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what are the newspapers critical?
(a) Calder.
(b) Hornblower.
(c) Nelson.
(d) Meadows.

2. Why does Hornblower ask permission to talk to Bush?
(a) Because Bush is busy.
(b) To be polite, though it's not required.
(c) To ask Bush to have a sailor transfer Hornblower's baggage.
(d) So Meadows will realize that Bush is an outstanding sailor.

3. What seems almost surreal to Hornblower?
(a) Nothing.
(b) The way the land sways under his feet.
(c) Seeing his wife with his infant son so soon after hacking apart Frenchmen.
(d) The big city.

4. What do the naval officers do as they become restless?
(a) Start fighting while gambling.
(b) Start picking on the enlisted men.
(c) Become sloppy in their dress and behavior.
(d) Criticize Baddlestone and the Princess.

5. Who has intercepted Villeneuve?
(a) No one.
(b) Nelson.
(c) Only the Channel fleet.
(d) Calder.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is commanding the French fleet that recently escapes from the Mediterranean?

2. What does Hornblower tell the men on the longboat to do?

3. What is Hornblower's position on board?

4. Who is Mr. Barrow?

5. What is the end result of Hornblower delivering the false orders to Villeneuve?

(see the answer key)

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