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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. Who does Hornblower and his wife meet at one of the state functions?
(a) The Prince Regent.
(b) Lucien de Ladon and his widowed daughter-in-law.
(c) The Duke of Wellington.
(d) King George III and Queen Charlotte.

2. Who teaches Hornblower the technique of long splicing?
(a) Harding.
(b) His servant, Brown.
(c) Lieutanent Chadwick.
(d) Captain Sawyer.

3. What does Hornblower plan to do about Napoleon's show of force?
(a) Have soldiers board barges to attack the French.
(b) Send for reinforcements from England.
(c) Fortify the town for a long siege.
(d) Send Lebrun over to negotiate.

4. What else does Admiral Pellow send as reinforcements?
(a) Three hundred marines.
(b) A battalion of soldiers who need transport to France.
(c) Sixty cavalry.
(d) 10 cannons.

5. What does Hornblower plan to do with the militia?
(a) Attack the nearby city of Honfleur.
(b) Advance on the city of Rouen.
(c) Send them back to England.
(d) Ready them for orders from Wellington.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower think of the Napoleonic War?

2. What type of ship is a French West Indiaman?

3. How does Hornblower know the captain of the Porta Coeli?

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

5. What does Hornblower's wife make for him?

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