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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character is intelligent, demure, and eminently proper?
(a) Diana Villiers.
(b) Frances Williams.
(c) Mrs. Williams.
(d) Sophia Williams.

2. Which character tells Dr. Maturin that between him and Captain Aubrey, the captain is considered to be 'the prize"?
(a) Frances Williams.
(b) Diana Villiers.
(c) Sophia Williams.
(d) Mrs. Williams.

3. What does Captain Aubrey consider buying, but is not quite sure of its tone?
(a) Tuba.
(b) Trombone.
(c) Cello.
(d) Violin.

4. The fact that ships are being moored because of the peace, along with Captain Aubrey's clash with ______________, means that no command is to be had.
(a) Superior officers.
(b) Doctor Stephen Maturin.
(c) Highwaymen.
(d) Diana Villiers.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As the days go by, what game do Captain Jack Aubrey and Dr. Stephen Maturin play often?

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

4. Who owns a personal estate just across the border in Spain?

5. What relation is Mrs. Williams to Diana?

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