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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For which of the following did Dillon earn notoriety?
(a) Charlotte
(b) Sophia
(c) Dart
(d) Dockney

2. What does Stephen warn of as a deadly danger from a lack of ventilation?
(a) Croup
(b) Hernias
(c) Scurvy
(d) Gaol-fever

3. What does before the mast mean?
(a) Stripping a midshipman of his status and turning him into a common sailor
(b) Promoting a common sailor into a midshipman
(c) Calling out a sailor of higher rank to compete in a duel for his rank
(d) Raising the sails of a ship in surrender to the enemy

4. What type of ceremony was held once the Sophie went back to sea?
(a) One to administer punishment
(b) One to promote Stephen
(c) One to demote a sailor
(d) One to promote Jack

5. What type of ship was the Dart?
(a) Battle
(b) Privateer
(c) Sloop
(d) Cutter

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what is the crew practicing?

2. Which ship races for and arrives at shore?

3. How long was the fish Stephen was called to see?

4. Which of the following characters' death is included in the Sophie's log?

5. Which of the following characters is the ship's surgeon?

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