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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Entry 3: June 23, 1830.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days does it take the Republic to travel from New Orleans to Africa?
(a) Forty-one.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Forty.
(d) Thirty-one.

2. When is the only time Cringle seems to relax?
(a) When he is alone on watch or reading.
(b) When he is with others.
(c) When he is alone on watch.
(d) When he is sleeping.

3. The crew seems to spend most of their time at sea:
(a) Complaining about the lack of cleanliness.
(b) Partying.
(c) Attempting to repair the ship.
(d) Getting drunk.

4. What is another name for the crew's sleeping quarters, according to Rutherford's entry?
(a) Dunlop.
(b) Berthing area.
(c) Barracks.
(d) Orlop.

5. What position does Peter Cringle hold aboard the Republic?
(a) First mate and quartermaster.
(b) First mate.
(c) Quartermaster.
(d) Captain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the total value of the ship's entire cargo?

2. Captain Falcon's ship is going to Bangalang, located on the coast of which country?

3. Captain Ebenezer Falcon has a reputation for being:

4. Cringle's correct speech is taken as ________, and the captain interprets his sensitivity as ___________.

5. What percentage was Captain Falcon set to receive of the cargo's value?

(see the answer key)

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