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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Last Encounter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Reverend Doctor Claudius?
(a) A forger.
(b) A minister.
(c) A doctor of considerable renown.
(d) Napoleon's personal physician.

2. Where does Hornblower go before leaving the French brig?
(a) To the bridge.
(b) To the Captain's quarters.
(c) To the poop deck.
(d) To the topmast.

3. Where is Hornblower going after he has visited his wife?
(a) To the admiralty.
(b) To sleep.
(c) To meet with his lawyer.
(d) To see his father.

4. What do the men confined below decks do?
(a) Start shooting through the deck and disable the tiller.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Pound on the door.
(d) Set fire to the ship.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the result of the encounter with Villeneuve?

2. What do the English do after the fighting?

3. Who will be assisting Calder?

4. Why does the Princess finally head for England?

5. What is the name of the French brig prize?

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