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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8, 9, and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is it better to be a Captain than a Lieutenant?
(a) You get to name your ship when you get one.
(b) You get to retire whenever you want.
(c) You get three times the pay and prize money as a Captain.
(d) You get your choice of ships and postings.

2. 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 bully and a tyrant.
(d) Chadwick is a poor sailor, always seasick.

3. What types of weapons does Hornblower carry into combat?
(a) A dagger in his boot and a sword.
(b) Just a sword.
(c) Two pistols and a sword.
(d) Two pistols.

4. Why does an English ship have a Spanish name - Porta Coeli?
(a) It is named after the place where it is built.
(b) It is named as a gesture of good will.
(c) It is named after a Spanish ship that puts up a good fight.
(d) It is financed by Spanish noblemen exiled in England.

5. What does Hornblower do with the Flame's mutinous crew?
(a) He sends them all back to the England for a court martial.
(b) He puts them back under Lieutenant Chadwick's control.
(c) He pardons forty of them.
(d) He has them all imprisoned in the brig.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hornblower know the captain of the Porta Coeli?

2. Who is the Mayor of Le Havre?

3. What happens as the Porta Coeli sights the Flame?

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

5. What does the crew of the Flame want?

(see the answer key)

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