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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the dreadful news about that Captain Aubrey receives via letter at Polcary Down?
(a) His finances.
(b) His father.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His employment.

2. What relation is Mrs. Williams to Diana?
(a) Mother.
(b) Sister.
(c) Aunt.
(d) Grandmother.

3. Who announces a forthcoming formal ball in Chapter 2?
(a) Captain Jack Aubrey.
(b) Mrs. Williams.
(c) Cecelia Williams.
(d) Dr. Stephen Maturin.

4. As Chapter 1 opens, what two countries have just ended a war between them?
(a) The United States and England.
(b) Spain and France.
(c) Germany and Italy.
(d) France and England.

5. In what type of area is the gentleman's residence that Captain Aubrey has rented located?
(a) Urban.
(b) Farm.
(c) Country.
(d) Commercial.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Aubrey beginning a casual dalliance with at the same time that he is courting Sophia?

2. As Chapter 1 opens, Captain Jack Aubrey holds what naval position?

3. Aside from being a surgeon, what type of work does Stephen Maturin also handle?

4. What unusual object does Maturin find in his holsters?

5. As the days go by, what game do Captain Jack Aubrey and Dr. Stephen Maturin play often?

(see the answer key)

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