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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lord St. Vincent tell Hornblower?
(a) Napoleon is on the move with his army.
(b) His best friend dies.
(c) Hornblower has to stay on land for another month.
(d) Mutineers sends a letter to the Admiralty making demands.

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

3. At the beginning of the book, Horatio Hornblower is not aboard a ship, why?
(a) He is waiting for his ship to be repaired.
(b) He is recalled to answer charges of insurbordination.
(c) He is still recuperating from his bout of typhus.
(d) He is attending a funeral of a friend at Westminster Abbey.

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

5. What is unique about Lord St. Vincent's instructions to Hornblower?
(a) Hornblower is essentially given a blank cheque for ransom purposes.
(b) Hornblower is given carte blanche to deal with the mutineers as necessary.
(c) Hornblower is told to administer justice by finding Lieutenant Chadwick guilty of insubordination.
(d) Hornblower is told to destroy the ship immediately.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who teaches Hornblower the technique of long splicing?

3. What is Horatio Hornblower's rank?

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

5. Who does Hornblower meet while walking on deck with Lieutenant Freeman?

(see the answer key)

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