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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14, 15, and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 puts them back under Lieutenant Chadwick's control.
(d) He sends them all back to the England for a court martial.

2. Who else comes to Le Havre that is even more surprising to Hornblower?
(a) His wife Barbara's personal maid.
(b) His first Captain on the Indefatigable.
(c) His wife Barbara.
(d) Lord St. Vincent.

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

4. What does Nathaniel Sweet show Hornblower that surprises him?
(a) Letters and promises from the French.
(b) Chadwick's signed confession.
(c) The crews' injuries from the constant flogging.
(d) New orders from the Admiralty.

5. What does Barbara do that contributes to the drifting apart of her relationship with Hornblower?
(a) She asks her brother to commend Hornblower to the Prince Regent.
(b) She refuses to sleep with Hornblower.
(c) She accepts the role of unofficial hostess for England at the Congress.
(d) She refuses to stay in Le Havre and leaves for England.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Porta Coeli crew feel about Hornblower?

2. What does Lieutenant Freeman offer to do for the other captains?

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

4. When does Hornblower learn long splicing?

5. What is the universal signal to show that there is a Captain in a boat?

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