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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hornblower and the Spanish Galleys.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Indefatigable told to transport after the capture of the ship with the strange French sails?
(a) Barley.
(b) Cattle.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Rice.

2. What is the name of the man leading the French part of the special cargo that the Indefatigable is to transport?
(a) Pouzauges.
(b) Parley.
(c) Poulantie.
(d) Pristine.

3. Where does the Papillon first hide from the Indefatigable?
(a) In an estuary.
(b) In an English port.
(c) In a French port.
(d) On the sand bar of a coral reef.

4. What country runs the Papillon?
(a) England.
(b) America.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.

5. What injury does Hornblower receive during the battle on the Papillon?
(a) He falls from the main mast.
(b) He skins the palms of his hands.
(c) He is stabbed in the leg.
(d) He is shot in the arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wins the game that the sailors play while Hornblower is on shore for the first time since joining the Navy?

2. What weapon does the longboat try to use against the Spanish Galleys?

3. Who is sent to help Hornblower in his position when a strange French sail is seen in the distance?

4. Who is with Hornblower as he acts as a liaison between the English and French leaders?

5. What powers the Spanish Galleys?

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