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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. 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 attending a funeral of a friend at Westminster Abbey.
(d) He is still recuperating from his bout of typhus.

2. On the Porta Coeli traveling to meet the Flame, why is Hornblower unhappy with the storm?
(a) One of the topsails rips due to the wind.
(b) The ship is riding with the wind and gets there too quickly.
(c) The storm is preventing him from walking on deck.
(d) The ship has to travel leeward, opposite to the direction of the Flame.

3. What does Hornblower have for dinner on the Porta Coeli?
(a) Roast chicken, potatoes, watered wine.
(b) Cold salt beef, tinned biscuits, claret.
(c) Meat pies, ale.
(d) Roast beef sandwiches, water.

4. Who is the captain of His Majesty's Flame?
(a) Captain Bush.
(b) Captain Horatio Hornblower.
(c) Lieutenant Chadwick.
(d) Lieutenant Freeman.

5. What does Hornblower's wife make for him?
(a) A blue belted sash.
(b) An embroidered handkerchief.
(c) A linen shirt.
(d) A red silk scarf.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Sovereign of the Order?

2. What other honor is Hornblower awarded?

3. What does Nathaniel Sweet show Hornblower that surprises him?

4. How doesl Hornblower get to the Flame?

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

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