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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of ship is the Flame?
(a) Twenty-four gun brig.
(b) Eighteen-gun brig.
(c) East Indian merchant ship.
(d) A French gunboat.

2. How does Hornblower know the captain of the Porta Coeli?
(a) Their wives are friends.
(b) They are schoolmates.
(c) He serves under Hornblower.
(d) They do not know each other.

3. When does Hornblower learn long splicing?
(a) He never learns.
(b) Before he boards his first ship.
(c) As a midshipmen.
(d) Just recently while he is convalescing.

4. What happens if a ship like Porta Coeli captures an enemy ship?
(a) The crew gets one hour to do as they like on the enemy ship.
(b) The enemy ship is set on fire and sunk.
(c) The officers automatically get a promotion.
(d) The officers and crew split the prize money from the sale and refit of the ship.

5. On the Porta Coeli traveling to meet the Flame, why is Hornblower unhappy with the storm?
(a) The storm is preventing him from walking on deck.
(b) The ship has to travel leeward, opposite to the direction of the Flame.
(c) The ship is riding with the wind and gets there too quickly.
(d) One of the topsails rips due to the wind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the French react the way they do when the Flame sails into Le Havre?

2. What is a chasse-marée?

3. What other honor is Hornblower awarded?

4. What does Hornblower tell the crew of the Porta Coeli, just before meeting up with the Flame?

5. Why is Hornblower's assignment regarding the Flame particularly difficult?

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