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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the news from the war front (April 1814) not long after Hornblower secures Rouen?
(a) Wellington lostes an engagement to the French.
(b) The Admiralty abandones the blockade.
(c) Napoleon is marching back to Rouen.
(d) General Blücher captures Paris.

2. What is Hornblower ordered to do with the ship His Majesty's Flame?
(a) Deliver secret orders to the current captain.
(b) Take command and go on a covert mission.
(c) Suppress the mutiny onboard and gain control of the ship.
(d) Negotiate with the French who capture the ship.

3. Who is the Duke d'Angoulême's wife?
(a) The niece of the English Prime Minister, William Pitt.
(b) The illegitimate daughter of the Duke of Cumberland and Anne Horton.
(c) The daughter of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoniette.
(d) The daughter of King George III and Queen Charlotte.

4. At the night of Brown's wedding, what does the Comte tell Hornblower?
(a) A rumor that Napoleon returns to France.
(b) A rumor that Napoleon is exiled to America.
(c) A rumor that Napoleon is to stand trial for war crimes.
(d) A rumor that Napoleon is dead.

5. What does Hornblower do once the fighting is over at Le Havre?
(a) He sends the Porta Coeli back to the Admiralty with news.
(b) He sinks the Flame.
(c) He sinks the Bonne Celestine.
(d) He secures the Porta Coeli, the Flame, and the Bonne Celestine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Hornblower think of Brown's plans?

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

4. What does Hornblower have for dinner on the Porta Coeli?

5. How doesl Hornblower get to the Flame?

(see the answer key)

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