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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose perfume does Maturin smell on Aubrey upon the latter's return to the Polychrest?
(a) Sophia's.
(b) Diana's.
(c) Sarah's.
(d) Eleanor's.

2. Where do Captain Aubrey and Doctor Maturin flee to from England?.
(a) Salzburg, Austria.
(b) Hamburg, Germany.
(c) Madrid, Spain.
(d) Toulon, France.

3. Who is the captainof the Indiaman that Aubrey and Maturin board in Gibraltar?
(a) Captain Belkin.
(b) Captain O'Quinn.
(c) Commander Crowe.
(d) Captain Spottiswood.

4. What historical ship could the Polychrest's design be partially based on?
(a) The H.M.S. Bledsoe.
(b) The H.M.S. Project.
(c) The H.M.S. Cavalcade.
(d) The H.M.S. Lexington.

5. What country are Aubrey and Maturin headed to via the Indiaman that they board in Gibraltar?
(a) Ireland.
(b) England.
(c) Spain.
(d) Scotland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Preserved Killick?

2. What other ship's traits are also featured on the Polychrest?

3. Who does Sophia label and caution Maturin about as being a difficult case?

4. Who announces a forthcoming formal ball in Chapter 2?

5. What does Aubrey forgo in favor of professional duty?.

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