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

2. Where is the Flame when Hornblower sets out to meet her?
(a) About a mile off the coast of Dover.
(b) On its way to Jamaica.
(c) Close to the French port city of Le Havre.
(d) At the docks in Liverpool.

3. Why is Hornblower's assignment regarding the Flame particularly difficult?
(a) There are a lot of privateers operating nearby.
(b) Spanish privateers are closing in.
(c) The ship is difficult to find as only the general location is known.
(d) The ship needs to be captured by subterfuge or negotiation and not force.

4. What is the name of Captain Bush's ship?
(a) Camilla.
(b) Nonsuch.
(c) Sutherland.
(d) Jericho.

5. What does some of the Flame mutineers say to Hornblower after the battle at Le Havre?
(a) They hide rather than face Hornblower.
(b) They want Hornblower to know they fight against the French.
(c) They apologize for surrendering to the French.
(d) They would rather die than go back to England.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Hornblower's impasse with the Duke d'Angoulême resolve itself?

2. Who is the captain of Porta Coeli?

3. On the Porta Coeli traveling to meet the Flame, why is Hornblower unhappy with the storm?

4. Why does an English ship have a Spanish name - Porta Coeli?

5. Who is Horatio Hornblower married to?

(see the answer key)

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