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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Hammond challenge to a duel?
(a) Henrickson.
(b) Hornblower.
(c) Harvey.
(d) Foster.

2. What starts heading towards Hornblower during the lieutenant examination?
(a) An enemy vessel.
(b) A medical emergency.
(c) A fire ship.
(d) A large storm.

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

4. How does Captain Pellew hear the news that Spain has made peace with France?
(a) It is announced at a state dinner.
(b) He receives a sealed letter.
(c) A passing ships tells him the news.
(d) He watches the act happen.

5. Where does the Indefatigable first land while transporting the special cargo?
(a) Quebec.
(b) Quiberstanton.
(c) Quiberon.
(d) Quillston.

6. What else does Captain Pellew hear when he gets word of the peace between Spain and France?
(a) He is to stand trial for his actions against the French.
(b) He is being released from his position.
(c) He is to pay a peace tax.
(d) The Indefatigable must leave immediately.

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

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

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

10. What does Hornblower exchange for the cargo when he goes to shore after the fire ship incident?
(a) Golden Guineas.
(b) Paper pounds.
(c) Francs.
(d) Silver Coins.

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

12. Where does Hornblower sleep while acting as a liaison between the English and French officers?
(a) A hammock.
(b) A bed.
(c) On the floor.
(d) In a tavern.

13. What does Hornblower note sadly about the battle he witnessed while acting as a liaison?
(a) It was pooly organized.
(b) It was not effective.
(c) It will not be remembered.
(d) It was unnecessary.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Indefatigable go after learning of Hornblower's experience on shore?

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

3. Where does the Duchess offer to hide the dispatches when the Spanish ship closes on them?

4. Who is the senior officer of the board of examiners?

5. How many men are taking the lieutenant exam with Hornblower?

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