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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _______ had been Captain Sawyer's toady and informer.
(a) Coleman.
(b) Hobbs.
(c) Clive.
(d) Booth.

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

3. How does one of the lieutenants die during the fort's attack on the Renown?
(a) A shot cut him in two.
(b) He was shot through the heart.
(c) He fell overboard.
(d) He was stabbed.

4. Why does the Captain climb down the hatchway?
(a) To follow Wellard.
(b) To secure some more rum.
(c) To catch the mutineers.
(d) To get some exercise.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Bush and Hornblower have to share?

2. How many years of experience does Bush have?

3. It had been years since Bush had seen ________, but he paid no attention to them.

4. Why does the Captain order Wellard below decks for a second time?

5. Each cannon shot weighs _______________.

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