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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens just after the Indefatigable is escorted out to sea by the Spanish Galleys?
(a) The wind dies.
(b) The British battery arrives.
(c) A storm hits.
(d) Cannons are shot.

2. Where are the retreating soldiers ferried to?
(a) The Justinian.
(b) The Indefatigable.
(c) The Papillon.
(d) The Marie Galant.

3. How does Hornblower describe the English leader he helps in France?
(a) Devilish.
(b) Decisive.
(c) Derelict.
(d) Disciplined.

4. Where does Hornblower hear the Spanish fleet battling the British fleet?
(a) Off the Cape of St. Vincent.
(b) In the line of the trade route to China.
(c) Off the Cape of Good Hope.
(d) Just off the shore of Gibraltar.

5. What strange item is unloaded from the ship with the other special cargo carried on the Indefatigable?
(a) An American flag.
(b) A black metal box.
(c) A coffin.
(d) A guillotine.

6. What is the name of the French town where Hornblower acts as a liaison?
(a) Muzzilac.
(b) Munstret.
(c) Marseis.
(d) Mont Mourge.

7. What is the Indefatigable doing when Spain makes peace with France?
(a) Raiding a Spanish fleet.
(b) Fighting the French Army.
(c) Guarding a British fleet.
(d) Taking a sabbatical.

8. What is Hornblower ordered to do when the town he is a liaison in is attacked?
(a) Stay by Edrington.
(b) Escape to the ships.
(c) Join the battle at the frontlines.
(d) Send for reinforcements.

9. How long will Hornblower have to wait to take the lieutenant examination again if he fails it the first time?
(a) 60 days.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 6 weeks.

10. Who will Hornblower be replacing when he becomes an active lieutenant?
(a) Smith.
(b) Styles.
(c) Soames.
(d) Simms.

11. Where is the Indefatigable when Spain makes peace with France?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) Italy.
(d) Spain.

12. What does Hornblower's partner on shore realize when the trade commissioner falls ill?
(a) The leadership has been cruel.
(b) They will all soon be dead.
(c) They are all starving.
(d) The plague is there on shore.

13. What rank do the men on the board of examiners hold?
(a) General.
(b) Commander.
(c) Lieutenant.
(d) Captain.

14. What powers the Spanish Galleys?
(a) Steam power.
(b) Slaves at oars.
(c) Sails.
(d) A motorized rudder.

15. What happens to Hornblower during his lieutenant examination?
(a) He faints.
(b) He is accused of cheating.
(c) He does extremely well.
(d) He gets nervous and stammers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the ship that Hornblower loads the cargo from shore onto?

2. Who sends Hornblower to take his lieutenant examination?

3. How many men compose the board of examiners for the lieutenant examination?

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

5. What does Hornblower's crew enjoy each day while in quarantine?

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