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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Captain orders _______ and _______ to report properly dressed when every watch is called.
(a) Bush and Buckland.
(b) Bush and Roberts.
(c) Bush and Hornblower.
(d) Bush and Wellard.

2. What does the Captain read to the ship's company on the fourth Sunday of every month?
(a) A church service.
(b) The Ten Commandments.
(c) The Articles of War.
(d) Leviticus.

3. Finish the quote: "A ship of war manned for active service was _______."
(a) The loneliest place in the world.
(b) No place for the weak-hearted.
(c) The most crowded place in the world.
(d) Not a desirable place to be.

4. Who gives the orders for the ship to be dispatched?
(a) Captain Sawyer.
(b) Lords of the Admiralty.
(c) The Cabinet.
(d) King George II.

5. To what does the 19th Article pertain?
(a) The consequences of mutiny.
(b) Treatment of prisoners.
(c) Consequences of starting fights onboard.
(d) The consequences of spying.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the officer on watch during the Captain's reading?

2. Who takes part in a secret meeting at the beginning of Chapter 4?

3. How many minutes does the Captain give Mr. Lomax to deliver spirits to all the men?

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

5. When the Captain fell, he landed on his ___________.

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