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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hornblower and Noah's Ark.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Hornblower supposed to take his first captured vessel?
(a) The central naval port.
(b) The dock in the channel.
(c) The nearest English port.
(d) The nearest trading port.

2. What country is the ship from that finds Hornblower after he loses the Marie Galant?
(a) Britain.
(b) America.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

3. Which of the following is NOT seen by a sailor in the maintop just before the battle with a strange French ship begins?
(a) Bracegirdle.
(b) Oldroyd.
(c) God.
(d) A spy.

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

5. What is Hornblower afraid of?
(a) The plague.
(b) Guns.
(c) Rats.
(d) Heights.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country runs the Papillon?

2. What is the name of the boat that Hornblower uses to approach the Papillon before the attack?

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

4. What happens to the mizzen during the attack against the strange French ship?

5. What are the ships carrying loads of contraband goods called?

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