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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what could hot shot be heated?
(a) Battery on a ship.
(b) Battery on land.
(c) Kiln on land.
(d) Kiln on a ship.

2. Admiral Lambert renames La Gaditana the ________.
(a) Retribution.
(b) Renegade.
(c) Conquerer.
(d) Clara.

3. What are all midshipmen trained NOT to do?
(a) Drink too much rum.
(b) Smoke.
(c) Put their hands in their pockets.
(d) Swear.

4. What does Hornblower do on the quarterdeck?
(a) All of the answers are correct.
(b) Has a shower-bath.
(c) Entertains the men.
(d) Aids in the swabbing of the deck.

5. Lieutenants are promoted through merit _______.
(a) Often.
(b) Every few years.
(c) Only when prisoners are captured.
(d) Rarely.

Short Answer Questions

1. Buckland, as acting Captain, seems to be quite ______________.

2. At the end of Chapter 6, what is still "a living force in the ship"?

3. The surgeon's assistants are _____________.

4. How many times is Wellard beaten in total on this day?

5. Who does Horatio request to be the messenger while off-ship?

(see the answer key)

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