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

2. 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 has them all imprisoned in the brig.
(c) He pardons forty of them.
(d) He puts them back under Lieutenant Chadwick's control.

3. How does Hornblower feel about Sweet's death?
(a) He wishes it is Chadwick instead.
(b) He has to die.
(c) Nothing, he has seen too many die.
(d) Barbara wants him to kill the man.

4. Who gives Hornblower his next assignment in the beginning of the book?
(a) Duke of Wellington.
(b) Lord St. Vincent.
(c) Prince of Wales.
(d) No one, he already has an assignment.

5. What does Lebrun want for helping Hornblower?
(a) A share of the merchant ship prize.
(b) He wants Hornblower to make him Mayor of Le Havre.
(c) Credit for setting up the deal.
(d) An introduction to the Duke of Wellington.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens if a ship like Porta Coeli captures an enemy ship?

2. How does the Porta Coeli crew react to Hornblower's news about the mutiny on the Flame?

3. What is Hornblower afraid of happening on the Flame?

4. How does Hornblower remember Lieutenant Augustine Chadwick?

5. What is a chasse-marée?

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