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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 is the universal signal to show that there is a Captain in a boat?
(a) Holding up four fingers.
(b) Givinig a wolf whistle.
(c) Making a fist and touching the forehead.
(d) Waving with the left hand and then saluting.

2. What is typical of a crew's share of the prize money from a captured enemy ship?
(a) About ten pounds, depending on the type of ship.
(b) As much as a hundred pounds, depending on the type of ship.
(c) As much as the captain considered fair; it is captain's discretion.
(d) Choice of one item from the captured ship, in order of seniority

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

4. Where does Hornblower send the Porta Coeli as part of his plan for the militia?
(a) Up the Seine River further into France.
(b) To Spain to deliver a message to General Blücher.
(c) Upriver from Le Havre to a place called Caudebec.
(d) Back to England for reinforcements.

5. What is typical of Hornblower's share of prize money from a captured enemy ship?
(a) About ten pounds, depending on the type of ship.
(b) First choice of one item from the captured ship.
(c) As much as a thousand pounds, depending on the type of ship.
(d) As much as he considered fair; captain's discretion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower do with the Flame's mutinous crew?

2. What does Hornblower demand of the Mayor of Rouen?

3. What is Hornblower's relationship to Marie la Vicomtesse de Graçay?

4. What does the Flame do when they sail close to Le Havre?

5. What is the first indication that things are not going well for the attack force sent to fight Napoleon's troops?

(see the answer key)

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