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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year do the events in Chapter 4 take place?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1803.
(c) 1908.
(d) 1790.

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

3. What is the name of the suitor whom Mrs. Williams has arranged for her daughter, Sophia?
(a) Bowles.
(b) Hampton.
(c) Stimson.
(d) Parker.

4. Who is Preserved Killick?
(a) A local taxidermist
(b) Maturin's cousin.
(c) Doctor Maturin's assistant.
(d) Aubrey's steward.

5. How many days does Doctor Maturin's foreign intelligence trip last?
(a) 15.
(b) 100.
(c) 30.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is saved by Captain Aubrey after falling off the Polychrest's rigging?

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

3. Who does Captain Aubrey turn down an offer of a sea command from?

4. Who serves as Captain Aubrey's navigator as the Polychrest heads into the French port?

5. Why does Captain Aubrey decline Diana Villier's invitation to meet on the day following Lady Keith's dinner party?

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