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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many pounds of body weight does Captain Aubrey lose during the arduous journey across France on foot?
(a) 100 pounds.
(b) 50 pounds.
(c) 15 pounds.
(d) 20 pounds.

2. Where is Mapes Court located in relation to the gentleman's residence that Captain Aubrey has rented?
(a) Ten Miles South.
(b) Next Door.
(c) Six Miles East.
(d) Around the Corner.

3. How long is Captain Aubrey and Doctor Stephen Maturin's trek across France?
(a) 120 miles.
(b) 40 miles.
(c) 225 miles.
(d) 350 miles.

4. What is the name of the vessel carrying Captain Jack Aubrey and Doctor Stephen Maturin at the beginning of Post Captain?
(a) H.M.S. Hempstead.
(b) The Charwell.
(c) H.M.S. Royale.
(d) The Pennington.

5. How can Diana's family be labeled on a socio-economic basis?
(a) Blue-collar workers.
(b) Sharecroppers.
(c) Rich and powerful.
(d) Poor and penniless.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the heavy but slow brig that chases the Lord Nelson?

2. What language does Maturin use to enter his personal observations in his diary?

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

4. What is the name of the first lieutenant on the Indiaman headed to England with Aubrey and Maturin aboard?

5. Aboard the Polychrest, Captain Aubrey curses a young lady whom he mistakes for a ______________.

(see the answer key)

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