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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hornblower and the Cargo of Rice.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

5. What happens to the first captured ship Hornblower is given command over when he and the crew abandon the ship?
(a) It pops apart at the seams.
(b) It is fired on by French cannons.
(c) It sinks.
(d) It lights on fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hornblower assigned to help with his first time back on shore after joining the Navy?

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

3. Which of the following is NOT a man assigned to Hornblower's crew to take the captured ship to shore?

4. What does Hornblower do when he suspects the hull of the captured ship was breached?

5. What is Hornblower's first name?

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