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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Lord Barham?
(a) The Warden of the Southern Marshes.
(b) The first sea-lord.
(c) The Warden of the Northern Province.
(d) The Prince of Wale's right hand man.

2. Who does Meadows charge?
(a) A large burley seaman.
(b) The French captain.
(c) Three French marines.
(d) No one; he is not on the boarding crew.

3. What do the English sailors do?
(a) Change clothes with the French sailors.
(b) Sink the long boat.
(c) Quietly stike the Princess' sails.
(d) Drop into the longboat and kill the crew.

4. What is the end result of Hornblower delivering the false orders to Villeneuve?
(a) The battle of Trafalgar.
(b) It is never said.
(c) Hornblower is imprisoned for several years as he is caught.
(d) Hornblower is promoted once more.

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

6. What does Sawyer call for immediately after talking with the lieutenant of the prize crew?
(a) A court martial of McCool.
(b) For the Captain of the Josephine to be traded for Sawyer's son who is a prisoner at Ferrol.
(c) For the Captain of the Epérance to be traded for Sawyer's son who is a prisoner at Ferrol.
(d) For the Epérance to sail for England immediately.

7. What is Hornblower's special duty?
(a) To signal the moment by moment account of the court martial.
(b) He is not given a special duty.
(c) To guard McCool.
(d) To join the prize crew.

8. What follows after Hornblower is shown leaving the admiralty?
(a) A look at how the orders are forged.
(b) Hornblower saying goodbye to Maria.
(c) How he gets to see Villeneuve.
(d) An author's note.

9. What does the secretary believe about the weighted packet?
(a) That it is not a ruse de guerre.
(b) That it is authentic but of no special importance.
(c) That it is of Dutch rather than French origin.
(d) That it is not authentic.

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

11. What do the French send to the Princess?
(a) An ultimatum.
(b) The head of an English prisoner.
(c) A prize crew.
(d) An offer for a compromise.

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

13. How does Maria act when Hornblower arrives?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Cold.
(c) Tearful.
(d) Hostile.

14. What is Hornblower's opinion about Ireland?
(a) He has not particular opinion.
(b) He strongly supports England's stance.
(c) He strongly supports Ireland.
(d) He is ambivalent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower suggest to Baddlestone about the papers from the French brig?

2. Who comes aboard to speak with Sawyer?

3. Why does Baddlestone turn the papers over to Hornblower?

4. What does Hornblower suggest could be used from the document?

5. When is McCool hanged?

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