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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hornblower becomes excited when getting glimpses of what alongside the ship?
(a) A shark.
(b) Another British ship.
(c) Dolphins.
(d) Flying fish.

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

3. Carberry is the master of the ship, which means he is the officer charged with the _____________.
(a) Navigation of the ship.
(b) Guard of the Captain's cabin.
(c) Preparing the meals for the officers.
(d) Swabbing of the quarterdeck.

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

5. Buckland is ______ than most on the ship.
(a) Wearier.
(b) More clear-headed.
(c) More decisive.
(d) More tired.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 10, how many of the privateers' schooners are destroyed?

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

3. What does the Captain read to the ship's company on the fourth Sunday of every month?

4. What is found in the Captain's locked desk?

5. The run to Kingston, Jamaica would be completed in ___________________.

(see the answer key)

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