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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the subject of the wisecracks that Smithers shares with Doctor Maturin?
(a) Cecelia.
(b) Diana.
(c) Aubrey.
(d) Sophia.

2. Who does Captain Aubrey turn down an offer of a sea command from?
(a) Maturin
(b) Pullings.
(c) Babbington
(d) Canning.

3. What type of lifestyle are thousands of sailors released to following the war between England and France?
(a) Despondency and desperation.
(b) Happiness and frivolity.
(c) Part-time work and part-time play.
(d) Luxury and deceit.

4. What subject matter do Diane and Sophia argue about that results in Diana moving away from Mapes Court?
(a) War between England and France.
(b) Aubrey.
(c) Piquet.
(d) Maturin.

5. How does Diana generally treat Doctor Maturin during the time that they spend together?
(a) Shabbily, followed by kindly.
(b) Kindly, followed by shabbily.
(c) Hatefully throughout.
(d) Lovingly throughout.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose perfume does Maturin smell on Aubrey upon the latter's return to the Polychrest?

3. In what type of area is the gentleman's residence that Captain Aubrey has rented located?

4. What position is Pullings promoted to aboard the Polychrest pursuant to Aubrey's advice?

5. What type of makeshift facility does Captain Aubrey's new sea command accommodate?

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