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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Chapter 1 opens, Captain Jack Aubrey holds what naval position?
(a) Post captain.
(b) First lieutenant.
(c) Master and commander.
(d) Sailor.

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

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

4. Which character is dressed in a "resplendent" manner at the formal ball?
(a) Cecelia WIlliams.
(b) Frances Williams.
(c) Sophia Williams.
(d) Diana Villiers.

5. What relation is Sophia to Frances?
(a) Mother.
(b) Mother-In-Law.
(c) Aunt.
(d) Sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, which character is described as vain, uneven, and prone to periods of meanness?

2. What century serves as the setting for Post Captain?

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

4. Following the war, what becomes Captain Aubrey's employment status as he is cast ashore in England?

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

(see the answer key)

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