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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 strange about Hornblower's age when he first enters the Navy?
(a) He is younger than usual.
(b) He is small for his age.
(c) He is older than usual.
(d) He seems wise beyond his years.

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

3. What is the name of the ship that Hornblower's first captain orders him to transfer to?
(a) Independance.
(b) Indefatigable.
(c) Immaculate.
(d) Inpenetrable.

4. What does Hornblower do when he suspects the hull of the captured ship was breached?
(a) Measures the gait in the water.
(b) Checks for holes.
(c) Asks the crew of the ship.
(d) Sounds the well.

5. Who wins the game that the sailors play while Hornblower is on shore for the first time since joining the Navy?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Simpson.
(c) Hornblower.
(d) Perry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Hornblower when he first enters the Navy?

2. Where is Hornblower supposed to take his first captured vessel?

3. What does Hornblower do when he sees the Indefatigable coming towards the ship that picked him up after losing the Marie Galant?

4. What country is the ship from that finds Hornblower after he loses the Marie Galant?

5. How many French sailors are with Hornblower after losing the Marie Galant?

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