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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 is the Mayor of Le Havre?
(a) Comte de Garcay.
(b) Comte Philip Baron.
(c) Baron Jacques LeLune.
(d) Baron Momas.

2. Why is it better to be a Captain than a Lieutenant?
(a) You get to name your ship when you get one.
(b) You get to retire whenever you want.
(c) You get your choice of ships and postings.
(d) You get three times the pay and prize money as a Captain.

3. What does Hornblower do instead of going to the Congress?
(a) Stays in Rouen.
(b) Returns to England.
(c) Boards the Porta Coeli and sails to Paris.
(d) Stays in Le Havre.

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

5. What does Hornblower plan to do with the militia?
(a) Ready them for orders from Wellington.
(b) Attack the nearby city of Honfleur.
(c) Send them back to England.
(d) Advance on the city of Rouen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the news from the war front (April 1814) not long after Hornblower secures Rouen?

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

3. Who is among the reinforcements that Admiral Pellew sends?

4. When does Hornblower learn long splicing?

5. What type of ship is a French West Indiaman?

(see the answer key)

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