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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The morning after the Captain's fall, the surgeon says that the Captain is _______________.
(a) Insensible.
(b) Not fit for duty.
(c) Weak.
(d) All of the answers are correct.

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

3. What does Bush determine about Hornblower after their discussion?
(a) Hornblower was a very promising young officer.
(b) Hornblower was a very misguided young officer.
(c) Hornblower was a very brilliant young officer.
(d) Hornblower was a whippersnapper of an officer.

4. While discussing their plans for the Spanish, Buckland tells Hornblower that he talks like a __________________.
(a) Whippersnapper.
(b) Politician.
(c) King.
(d) Sea lawyer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the phrase, "rope yarn Sunday" mean when the Captain declares it after his reading?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 3, the Renown is plunging across the ________________.

3. Who can be excused from church services according to the tolerant Admiralty?

4. How many prisoners does Hornblower take at the main gate on the other side of the fort from Bush?

5. The HMS Renown has ______ guns.

(see the answer key)

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