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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lieutenants are promoted through merit _______.
(a) Often.
(b) Rarely.
(c) Only when prisoners are captured.
(d) Every few years.

2. From whose perspective is the novel written?
(a) Hornblower.
(b) Bush.
(c) Buckland.
(d) Wellard.

3. Which sailor(s) on the ship have a higher rank than Junior Lieutenant Horatio Hornblower?
(a) All of the answers are correct.
(b) Bush.
(c) Smith.
(d) Sawyer.

4. Mr. Lomax is ______________.
(a) A volunteer.
(b) A midshipman.
(c) The ship surgeon.
(d) The purser.

5. Who says, "You wear your guilt on your face, Mr. Bush. I'll remember this"?
(a) Captain Sawyer.
(b) Buckland.
(c) Roberts.
(d) Hornblower.

Short Answer Questions

1. Captain Sawyer's attitude when he looks around the quarterdeck for the first time revolves around ______________.

2. The 22nd Article concerns _______________.

3. What is the known destination of the ship?

4. Who gives the orders for the ship to be dispatched?

5. Hornblower shows recognition that the Captain's behavior is unusual by ______________.

(see the answer key)

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