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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) Clive.
(b) Coleman.
(c) Booth.
(d) Hobbs.

2. While discussing their plans for the Spanish, Buckland tells Hornblower that he talks like a __________________.
(a) Whippersnapper.
(b) King.
(c) Sea lawyer.
(d) Politician.

3. Since when have the British been at war?
(a) None of the answers are correct.
(b) 1893.
(c) 1793.
(d) 1693.

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

5. Which seaman is reported to Bush as being drunk?
(a) Abbott.
(b) Black.
(c) Hobbs.
(d) Wellard.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the ship's original course altered once the new orders are given?

2. How does one of the lieutenants die during the fort's attack on the Renown?

3. Who is the ship surgeon?

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

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

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