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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14, 15, and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Hornblower and his wife meet at one of the state functions?
(a) King George III and Queen Charlotte.
(b) The Duke of Wellington.
(c) Lucien de Ladon and his widowed daughter-in-law.
(d) The Prince Regent.

2. What does Hornblower have to do for the royal banquet that he particularly dislikes?
(a) Make a speech.
(b) Keep up with the Duke d'Angoulême's drinking.
(c) Wear all his medals.
(d) Have his hair powdered.

3. What does Hornblower do with the Flame's mutinous crew?
(a) He pardons forty of them.
(b) He has them all imprisoned in the brig.
(c) He sends them all back to the England for a court martial.
(d) He puts them back under Lieutenant Chadwick's control.

4. What does Barbara do that contributes to the drifting apart of her relationship with Hornblower?
(a) She refuses to stay in Le Havre and leaves for England.
(b) She asks her brother to commend Hornblower to the Prince Regent.
(c) She refuses to sleep with Hornblower.
(d) She accepts the role of unofficial hostess for England at the Congress.

5. How does the Porta Coeli crew react to Hornblower's news about the mutiny on the Flame?
(a) They are horrified and start complaining.
(b) They start to plan their own mutiny.
(c) They seem to support Hornblower.
(d) They go on strike.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the news from the war front (March 1814)?

2. What happens if a ship like Porta Coeli captures an enemy ship?

3. Why does a militia arrive in Le Havre?

4. What does Hornblower demand of the Mayor of Rouen?

5. What does Hornblower do instead of going to the Congress?

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