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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11, 12, and 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the captain of His Majesty's Flame?
(a) Lieutenant Chadwick.
(b) Captain Bush.
(c) Lieutenant Freeman.
(d) Captain Horatio Hornblower.

2. How does Hornblower bathe while on board ship?
(a) He takes a daily swim instead of bathing.
(b) He doesn't bathe.
(c) He has a bucket of sea water dumped over his head.
(d) He has the crew hose him down with the wash-deck pump.

3. What does Nathaniel Sweet show Hornblower that surprises him?
(a) Chadwick's signed confession.
(b) Letters and promises from the French.
(c) The crews' injuries from the constant flogging.
(d) New orders from the Admiralty.

4. What does Lebrun tell Hornblower about Baron Momas?
(a) He is a captain in his own right and is in command of one of the gun boats.
(b) He is a staunch Bonapartist.
(c) His family business trades goods with the Americans.
(d) He is a spy for the English.

5. What is unique about Lord St. Vincent's instructions to Hornblower?
(a) Hornblower is essentially given a blank cheque for ransom purposes.
(b) Hornblower is told to destroy the ship immediately.
(c) Hornblower is given carte blanche to deal with the mutineers as necessary.
(d) Hornblower is told to administer justice by finding Lieutenant Chadwick guilty of insubordination.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Flame do when they sail close to Le Havre?

2. What does Lebrun tell Hornblower about the latest imperial dispatches from Paris?

3. What does the success of Hornblower's plan the Porta Coeli masquerade mean?

4. What else does Hornblower do to make his plan with the Porta Coeli masquerade work?

5. What does Hornblower plan to do about Napoleon's show of force?

(see the answer key)

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