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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While ashore, what type of pay do naval officers like Aubrey receive?
(a) Time and a half pay.
(b) Full pay.
(c) Half-pay.
(d) No pay.

2. What is Diana Villier's marital status in Post Captain?
(a) Divorced
(b) Separated.
(c) Widowed.
(d) Single.

3. Where is the gentleman's residence that Captain Jack Aubrey rents located?
(a) Lampkin Place.
(b) Victoria Down.
(c) Meredith Down.
(d) Polcary Down.

4. Who owns a personal estate just across the border in Spain?
(a) Captain Jack Aubrey.
(b) Diana Villiers.
(c) Doctor Stephen Maturin.
(d) Sophia Williams.

5. How does Mrs. Williams learn about Captain Aubrey?
(a) By Messenger.
(b) By Letter.
(c) Gossip.
(d) Gazette.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language does Doctor Maturin use to write scientific observations in his diary?

2. 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?

3. What type of route does French Captain Christy-Palliere suggest that Aubrey and Maturin take to Spain?

4. How long is Captain Aubrey and Doctor Stephen Maturin's trek across France?

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

(see the answer key)

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