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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of French Captain Christy-Palliere's ship that captured Captain Aubrey's first sea command?
(a) Desaix.
(b) Placer du Mar.
(c) Sorbonne.
(d) Ritzonne.

2. Which character appears in threadbare dress and covered with crumbs at a dinner party hosted by Mrs. Williams at Mapes Court?
(a) Cecelia Williams.
(b) Frances Williams.
(c) Doctor Stephen Maturin.
(d) Diana Villiers.

3. What is the name of the heavy but slow brig that chases the Lord Nelson?
(a) H.M.S. Elliott.
(b) H.M.S. Seahawk.
(c) H.M.S. Flynn.
(d) H.M.S. Seagull.

4. What is the name of the Indiaman that Aubrey and Maturin board in Gibraltar?
(a) King of the Sea.
(b) The Othello.
(c) Lord Nelson.
(d) The Carrington.

5. Why does Captain Aubrey want the Indiaman Lord Nelson captured by the British?
(a) So that he can be promoted to higher posts.
(b) So that he can practice navigating between England and France.
(c) To escape from the probability that Bonaparte's soldiers may find them and arrest them.
(d) So that he can return to England aboard it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Aboard the Polychrest, Captain Aubrey curses a young lady whom he mistakes for a ______________.

2. What type of musical performances are presented at the series of social gatherings attended by Mrs. Williams, her daughters, her niece, Captain Jack Aubrey and Dr. Stephen Maturin?

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

4. Who does Diana scoff at along with the idea of being paired with Captain Jack Aubrey?

5. What is the name of the French privateer that closes in on the Indiaman that Aubrey and Maturin are passengers in?

(see the answer key)

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