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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Captain fell, he landed on his ___________.
(a) Backside.
(b) Feet.
(c) Head.
(d) It is not known immediately.

2. Captain Sawyer's attitude when he looks around the quarterdeck for the first time revolves around ______________.
(a) Annoyance.
(b) Suspicion.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Anger.

3. Who is the officer on watch during the Captain's reading?
(a) Bush.
(b) Buckland.
(c) Roberts.
(d) Hornblower.

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

5. Hornblower shows recognition that the Captain's behavior is unusual by ______________.
(a) Laughing.
(b) Flickering one eyebrow.
(c) Rolling his eyes.
(d) Muttering.

Short Answer Questions

1. Smith is ranked __________.

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

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

4. ________ was officer of the watch during the Captain's fall.

5. Wellard is a ____________.

(see the answer key)

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