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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who intervenes when Captain Aubrey intends to turn Adam Scriven in to the law?
(a) Midshipman Babbington.
(b) Ship Master Goodridge,
(c) Doctor Stephen Maturin.
(d) First Lieutenant Parker.

2. Who does Aubrey yell profane orders to believing to be the ship's boy?
(a) The ship's lookout.
(b) The ship's boy.
(c) The ship's cook.
(d) One of the female passengers carrying shot.

3. What natural marvel do the passengers aboard the Indiaman get to see as the ship is making its way to England?
(a) A mermaid.
(b) A rainbow.
(c) A snow-capped mountain.
(d) A finback whale.

4. What is the Polychrest armed with instead of long guns?
(a) Dynamite.
(b) Rifles.
(c) Cannons.
(d) Carronades.

5. What type of makeshift facility does Captain Aubrey's new sea command accommodate?
(a) Public infirmary.
(b) Cargo carrier.
(c) Gun platform.
(d) Floating market.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which character appears in threadbare dress and covered with crumbs at a dinner party hosted by Mrs. Williams at Mapes Court?

3. Who is the French military and political leader who declares war on England?

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

5. What is the name of the ship that is instrumental in pulling the Polychrest out of a sandbank after it runs aground?

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