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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Dr. Stephen Maturin is apparently attracted to throughout Post Captain?
(a) Frances Williams.
(b) Mrs. Williams.
(c) Diana Villiers.
(d) Heidi Burkhart.

3. Who do Captain Aubrey and Dr. Stephen Maturin compare notes on, and secretly, mutually desire following the ball
(a) Cecelia Williams.
(b) Mrs. Williams.
(c) Frances Williams.
(d) Diana Villiers.

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

5. Following the war, what becomes Captain Aubrey's employment status as he is cast ashore in England?
(a) His job status does not change.
(b) Unemployed.
(c) Post captain.
(d) Admiral.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During the series of social gatherings described in Chapter 2, who gains Captain Jack Aubrey's attention more openly and honestly?

3. What relation is Diana to Sophia?

4. As Chapter 1 opens, what two countries have just ended a war between them?

5. What item does Diana ask Maturin to sell in order to buy cloth and threads to make herself a suitable dress for the formal ball?

(see the answer key)

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