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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Captain order Wellard below decks for a second time?
(a) None of the answers are correct.
(b) He disobeys orders.
(c) He has been misbehaving
(d) Conspiracy.

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

3. Horatio suggests that they use a ________ from the ship to attack the far end of the bay.
(a) Nine-pounder.
(b) Thirthy-pounder.
(c) Twenty-four-pounder.
(d) Twelve-pounder.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Hornblower states that he wishes they were going into action rather than running away, Bush calls him a ________________.

2. What does Hornblower say while watching an enemy ship being consumed by fire?

3. Admiral Lambert renames La Gaditana the ________.

4. Upon their arrival at Kingston, Buckland has an interview with _______.

5. In a report given at the Court of Inquiry, it is said that Bush and his men stormed the fort with no more than _____ casualties.

(see the answer key)

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