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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position is Pullings promoted to aboard the Polychrest pursuant to Aubrey's advice?
(a) First assistant captain.
(b) Second lieutenant.
(c) Lieutenant.
(d) First lieutenant.

2. Who hosts a dinner party at which Captain Aubrey is pursued for arrest?
(a) The Pullings Family.
(b) Clarice Brennan.
(c) Lady Knowles.
(d) The Waite Family.

3. What is the main topic of conversation between Captain Aubrey and his old friend, French Captain Christy-Palliere, on their first opportunity to visit following a lengthy time apart?
(a) Love troubles.
(b) Their latest sea vessel conquests.
(c) The war between England and France.
(d) Their respective crews.

4. In Chapter 1, what country does Diana Villiers leave in order to return to England?
(a) Brazil.
(b) India.
(c) Ireland.
(d) United States.

5. Who is the French military and political leader who declares war on England?
(a) Christy-Palliere.
(b) Napoleon Bonaparte.
(c) Charles DeGaulle.
(d) Jean Lafitte.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Diana Villier's marital status in Post Captain?

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

3. What type of dueling pistols does Doctor Maturin borrow from MacDonald?

4. What body part does Macdonald lose during the naval engagement ?

5. Who do Captain Aubrey and Dr. Stephen Maturin compare notes on, and secretly, mutually desire following the ball

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