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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 is Hornblower assigned to help with his first time back on shore after joining the Navy?
(a) A spy operation.
(b) A trading embargo.
(c) A guard duty.
(d) A press gang.

2. How many French sailors are with Hornblower after losing the Marie Galant?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

3. What does Hornblower threaten to do to men that disrupt his sailing after losing the Marie Galant?
(a) Arrest them.
(b) Put them in charge.
(c) Throw them overboard.
(d) Kill them.

4. What kind of ship is the one that first finds Hornblower after he loses the Marie Galant?
(a) Merchant.
(b) Schooner.
(c) Privateer.
(d) Ship of the Line.

5. How old is Simpson at the beginning of the book?
(a) 24.
(b) 34.
(c) 44.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the first captured ship Hornblower is assigned to take to shore?

2. What happens to the first captured ship Hornblower is given command over when he and the crew abandon the ship?

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

4. What was the ship that finds Hornblower after he loses the Marie Galant designed to do?

5. Where is the crew from the first captured vessel Hornblower is given command of from?

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