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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. How does Hornblower remember Lieutenant Augustine Chadwick?
(a) Chadwick is a genius and has a way with numbers and calculations.
(b) Chadwick is a bit of a buffoon, but generally harmless.
(c) Chadwick is a poor sailor, always seasick.
(d) Chadwick is a bully and a tyrant.

2. Who is the Sovereign of the Order?
(a) Queen Charlotte.
(b) Prince Regent.
(c) King George.
(d) Duke of Wellington.

3. What other honor is Hornblower awarded?
(a) A purse and a personal letter of thanks from the Prince.
(b) Knight of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath.
(c) The keys to the city of Bath.
(d) A baronetcy and a small property in Yorkshire.

4. What is the universal signal to show that there is a Captain in a boat?
(a) Making a fist and touching the forehead.
(b) Waving with the left hand and then saluting.
(c) Givinig a wolf whistle.
(d) Holding up four fingers.

5. How does the Porta Coeli crew react to Hornblower's news about the mutiny on the Flame?
(a) They are horrified and start complaining.
(b) They seem to support Hornblower.
(c) They go on strike.
(d) They start to plan their own mutiny.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the book, Horatio Hornblower is not aboard a ship, why?

2. What do the crew of the Flame say in the letter they send to the Admiralty?

3. What does the crew of the Flame want?

4. What is Hornblower ordered to do with the ship His Majesty's Flame?

5. What does Hornblower suffer from that he finds embarrassing?

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