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

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

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

4. What does the crew of the Flame want?
(a) A full pardon and a trial for Lieutenant Chadwick.
(b) A fair share of the prize money taken by their sister ship, the Porta Coeli.
(c) A commendation for their Captain for services above and beyond.
(d) Shore leave as they are on the ship for over a year.

5. Why does Lord St. Vincent leave the church service?
(a) He is not feeling well.
(b) He is disturbed by news brought to him by a lieutenant.
(c) He needs to use the facilities.
(d) He forgets another appointment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower think of the Napoleonic War?

2. Who gives Hornblower his next assignment in the beginning of the book?

3. Who is the captain of His Majesty's Flame?

4. Who is the Sovereign of the Order?

5. How does Hornblower remember Lieutenant Augustine Chadwick?

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