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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hornblower and the Penalty of Failure.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the sailors play while Hornblower is on shore for the first time since joining the Navy?
(a) Poker.
(b) Dice.
(c) Chance.
(d) Whist.

2. What are crews called that take captured vessels into port?
(a) Risk crews.
(b) Merchant crews.
(c) Prize crews.
(d) Capture crews.

3. What is being held in the storeroom of the ship that picked up Hornblower after losing the Marie Galant?
(a) Black powder.
(b) Slaves.
(c) Paint.
(d) Paper.

4. Why is Simpson in such a black mood when Hornblower joins the Navy?
(a) He knows Hornblower is better than him.
(b) He hates British men.
(c) He failed his lieutenant's test.
(d) Hornblower's father killed Simpson's father.

5. What is the name of the ship that finds Hornblower after he loses the Marie Galant?
(a) Panic.
(b) Plunder.
(c) Pique.
(d) Ploy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hornblower accused of while playing the game that the sailors play while Hornblower is on shore for the first time since joining the Navy?

2. Where does Hornblower place the crew of the first captured vessel he is given command of?

3. What is the name of the captain of the ship that finds Hornblower after he loses the Marie Galant?

4. Where do Hornblower and his crew go when they abandon the first captured ship Hornblower was given command over?

5. What is the name of the ship that Hornblower's first captain orders him to transfer to?

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