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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bush describes Hornblower's gait as being _______ from his overflowing energy.
(a) Furious.
(b) Unsteady.
(c) Awkward.
(d) Bumbling.

2. How does Colonel Ortega try to scare the British from staying at the Spanish fort?
(a) He says the blacks will attack the fort.
(b) He says they will be cursed if they stay.
(c) He threatens with a Spanish invasion.
(d) He brings up yellow fever.

3. What does the phrase, "rope yarn Sunday" mean when the Captain declares it after his reading?
(a) The men would drink rum all afternoon.
(b) The men would tie ropes all Sunday.
(c) The men would spend the rest of the day in idleness.
(d) The men would be punished for being idle.

4. When asked how the Captain fell down the hatchway, Hornblower replies _______________.
(a) "I think he tripped on the ladder."
(b) "Someone must have pushed him."
(c) I do not know, sir."
(d) "I think he must have overbalanced."

5. The 22nd Article concerns _______________.
(a) Treatment of prisoners.
(b) Consequences of spying.
(c) Consequences of mutiny.
(d) Consequences of quarreling with a superior officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Captain read to the ship's company on the fourth Sunday of every month?

2. Which marine sprains his ankle during the climb?

3. In his opinion, it is not proper for Bush to feel what for Hornblower, a junior officer?

4. Hornblower suffers from ________________.

5. Which items are locked in the Captain's desk?

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