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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Buckland, as acting Captain, seems to be quite ______________.
(a) Fearful.
(b) Suspicious.
(c) Inexperienced.
(d) Angry.

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

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

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

5. While Bush is organizing the men to lift the cannon up the hill, he notes to himself that marines are _________________.
(a) A necessary evil.
(b) Unnecessary.
(c) Useful in their own ways.
(d) Dumb animals, liable to tire.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 6, how many days have passed since the change in command?

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

3. Which shipman takes an axe to the fort's wooden door?

4. The Captain orders _______ and _______ to report properly dressed when every watch is called.

5. Who asks Hornblower, "How did the captain come to fall down the hatchway?" at the end of Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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