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

2. What is the first thing Hornblower sets about repairing on board his first captured vessel?
(a) The rigging.
(b) The hull.
(c) The forecastle.
(d) The topmast.

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

4. What is the name of the captain of the first ship Hornblower is assigned duty to in the Navy?
(a) Kanye.
(b) Kane.
(c) Keene.
(d) Karne.

5. What is Hornblower's first name?
(a) Horatio.
(b) Harry.
(c) Horace.
(d) Henry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of ship is the one that first finds Hornblower after he loses the Marie Galant?

2. What does Hornblower have the crew do to try and save the captured ship before evacuating it as a lost cause?

3. What is the general feeling aboard the first ship Hornblower has duty on in the Navy?

4. What is the first captured ship Hornblower is given command of carrying?

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

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