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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the Spanish Galley destroy the longboat?
(a) They fire a bow mounted six-pounder.
(b) Cannon fire.
(c) Rams a hole in it.
(d) A musket line.

2. Where do the board of examiners and Hornblower head when the lieutenant examination is cut short?
(a) The medical vessel.
(b) A freshwater port.
(c) Their ships.
(d) Calypso.

3. What does Hornblower see stacked in the town square of a French village?
(a) Bibles.
(b) Rotting food.
(c) Fine clothing.
(d) Headless bodies.

4. Who is ordered to accompany Hornblower on his way to England after taking in the Le Reve?
(a) Duchess of Yorkshire.
(b) Lady Dalrymple.
(c) Duchess of Wharfedale.
(d) Lady Dalmyner.

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

6. How was Soames killed?
(a) Shot by friendly fire.
(b) Fell to the deck from the mizzen.
(c) Burned with cannon discharge.
(d) Rammed by the galley.

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

8. When do the Spanish Galleys have the advantage in the water?
(a) When they are under heavy fire.
(b) When the weather is intense.
(c) When there is no wind.
(d) When they are being chased.

9. What stops Hornblower's lieutenant examination?
(a) A decision.
(b) A meal break.
(c) A commotion.
(d) A scream from outside.

10. What do Hornblower and his crew try to hide from while they are in quarantine?
(a) Shores with the plague.
(b) The British fleet.
(c) Spanish ships.
(d) Marauders.

11. What does Hornblower jump into when the Spanish Galleys head towards the merchant vessels?
(a) A jolly.
(b) His bunk.
(c) A lifeboat.
(d) The galley.

12. What kinds of ships is the Indefatigable trying to protect against the Spanish Galleys?
(a) Schooners.
(b) Merchant ships.
(c) War ships.
(d) Ships of the line.

13. What is the name of the ship that Hornblower loads the cargo from shore onto?
(a) Caroline.
(b) Chrysanthemum.
(c) Christian.
(d) Crane.

14. Where does the Indefatigable go after learning of Hornblower's experience on shore?
(a) To dock in a safe port.
(b) To find medical attention.
(c) To deliver the message.
(d) To join the British fleet.

15. What is the French leader's duty after leaving the Indefatigable?
(a) Deliver a message.
(b) Feed the people.
(c) Destoy a bridge.
(d) Slay a monarch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Hornblower take ashore with him after the fire ship incident?

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

3. Where is Hornblower supposed to take the cargo he purchased on shore?

4. How long is Hornblower kept in prison?

5. Why is Hornblower chosen to be liaison between the two men in charge of the special cargo the indefatigable is to transport?

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