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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 famous personage is Hornblower's wife related to?
(a) The Prince Regent.
(b) The Duchess Marie Thérèse.
(c) Queen Charlotte.
(d) The Duke of Wellington.

2. What does Hornblower think of Captain Bush?
(a) He is a great officer, but now is too old for active duty.
(b) He is sly and devious and not to be trusted.
(c) He is solid and dependable, but doesn't have much imagination.
(d) He is young and naïve and needs a guiding hand.

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

4. Who promises the mutineers immunity and a pension for every man from the age of sixty?
(a) The citizens of Le Havre.
(b) Marie Therese, Empress, Queen and Regent.
(c) The Admiralty.
(d) Hornblower.

5. What does Hornblower do with Sweet's body?
(a) Lets it sink into the sea.
(b) Burns it.
(c) Keeps it in a barrel for transport back to the Admiralty.
(d) Strings it up on the yardman as an example.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Colonel Dobbs pass onto Hornblower during the visit by the French royal at Le Havre?

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

3. What does Lord St. Vincent tell Hornblower?

4. Who brings news that England is sending a VIP?

5. What is the universal signal to show that there is a Captain in a boat?

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