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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Entry 4: June 28, 1830.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has destroyed the Allmuseri village?
(a) The slave trade.
(b) War.
(c) Disease.
(d) Famine.

2. What is Captain Falcon's opinion of the war against England?
(a) Brilliantly planned, but full of military mistakes.
(b) Brilliantly planned and masterfully executed.
(c) Stupid, but masterfully executed.
(d) Stupid and full of military mistakes.

3. Isadora's terms leave Rutherford so afraid that he is afflicted for several hours with bouts of _________________.
(a) Coughing.
(b) Vomiting.
(c) Hiccups.
(d) Headaches.

4. What does Cringle tell Rutherford about seeing and hearing the cabin boy in Falcon's quarters?
(a) He tells Rutherford not to speak of it to anyone.
(b) He tells Rutherford to tell anyone who will listen.
(c) He says nothing to Rutherford about it.
(d) He tells Rutherford that he wants to kill Falcon over it.

5. What is the name of the Spanish explorer who is the source of the only recorded description of the tribes people the crew will be picking up?
(a) Marco Polo.
(b) Rafael Garcia.
(c) Garcia Rafael.
(d) Marco Garcia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Cringle tell Rutherford is already aboard the ship when Rutherford presents his (stolen) work papers?

2. How old does Squibb tell Rutherford he is?

3. Captain Falcon tells Rutherford that the cargo they will pick up at Bangalang includes forty ______________ tribes people.

4. At the beginning of Entry 2, what does Rutherford say wakes him up?

5. What position does Peter Cringle hold aboard the Republic?

(see the answer key)

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