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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. Who is Horatio Hornblower married to?
(a) Barbara, the Duke of Wellington's sister.
(b) Jane, a sister of one of Hornblower's shipmates.
(c) Charlotte, a neighbor.
(d) Maria, his childhood sweetheart.

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

3. What happens when Hornblower tries to carry out his plan the Porta Coeli masquerade?
(a) The French East India ship isn't in the harbor so they aren't able to engage.
(b) Brown is injured in the battle.
(c) Everything goes without a hitch and they capture the French East India ship.
(d) The French surrender without firing a shot.

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

5. What type of ship is a French West Indiaman?
(a) A ship of the line.
(b) A French gunboat.
(c) A blockage runner.
(d) A privateer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who teaches Hornblower the technique of long splicing?

2. What does Hornblower have for dinner on the Porta Coeli?

3. What do the sailors think of Hornblower's daily ritual?

4. Where is the Flame when Hornblower sets out to meet her?

5. What types of weapons does Hornblower carry into combat?

(see the answer key)

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