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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. What does Lebrun tell Hornblower about the latest imperial dispatches from Paris?
(a) Taxes is repealed.
(b) The war is over.
(c) Conscription is mandated for all.
(d) Napoleon wins a crucial battle in Leipzig.

2. What else does Admiral Pellow send as reinforcements?
(a) Sixty cavalry.
(b) A battalion of soldiers who need transport to France.
(c) Three hundred marines.
(d) 10 cannons.

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

4. How does Hornblower remember Lieutenant Augustine Chadwick?
(a) Chadwick is a bully and a tyrant.
(b) Chadwick is a poor sailor, always seasick.
(c) Chadwick is a bit of a buffoon, but generally harmless.
(d) Chadwick is a genius and has a way with numbers and calculations.

5. What does Hornblower think of the Flame's crew and their demands?
(a) The Admiralty should ignore the matter.
(b) Chadwick obviously doesn't treat them harshly enough.
(c) Flogging is a cruel punishment and the crew has his sympathies.
(d) They are lying and therefore have no case.

Short Answer Questions

1. As part of Lebrun's scheme, what is Hornblower's task?

2. What do the crew of the Flame say in the letter they send to the Admiralty?

3. What is Hornblower afraid of when he hears Dobbs' news?

4. What types of weapons does Hornblower carry into combat?

5. Why is Hornblower upset by the English newspaper article?

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