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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 the Mayor of Le Havre?
(a) Baron Momas.
(b) Comte de Garcay.
(c) Baron Jacques LeLune.
(d) Comte Philip Baron.

2. 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 given carte blanche to deal with the mutineers as necessary.
(c) Hornblower is told to destroy the ship immediately.
(d) Hornblower is essentially given a blank cheque for ransom purposes.

3. What news does Hornblower receive from one of the prisoners from the French East Indian ship?
(a) There is an outbreak of dysentery at Le Havre.
(b) Le Havre plans to attack both the English ships.
(c) The Mayor of Le Havre recently dies.
(d) Bonaparte loses another major battle at Leipzig.

4. What does Hornblower tell the crew of the Porta Coeli, just before meeting up with the Flame?
(a) They are on their way to Spain to rescue stranded British soldiers.
(b) He is relieving Lieutenant Freeman of his command.
(c) That the crew of the Flame mutinies.
(d) They are picking up spies that the Flame captures.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is it possible that Hornblower's plan with the the Porta Coeli masquerade to work?

2. What does the success of Hornblower's plan the Porta Coeli masquerade mean?

3. What is the first thing Hornblower does when he returns from the Flame to the Porta Coeli?

4. Who promises the mutineers immunity and a pension for every man from the age of sixty?

5. Why is Hornblower's assignment regarding the Flame particularly difficult?

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