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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many casualties does the Lord Nelson endure upon its capture by the Bellone?
(a) 158 Casualties.
(b) 73 Casualties.
(c) 220 Casualties.
(d) 36 Casualties.

2. Why does Captain Aubrey decline Diana Villier's invitation to meet on the day following Lady Keith's dinner party?
(a) He is in love with Cecilia and does not want to hurt her feelings.
(b) He does not want to be seen in public with her.
(c) He is afraid of being arrested for debt.
(d) The Admiralty has ordered him to leave the country on that same date.

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

4. Whose home is the setting for a party attended by Captain Aubrey, Mrs. Williams, and her daughter, Cecilia ?
(a) Lady Keith.
(b) Captain Goodridge.
(c) Lady Carlson.
(d) Admiral Harte.

5. During the series of social gatherings described in Chapter 2, who gains Captain Jack Aubrey's attention more openly and honestly?
(a) Cecelia Williams.
(b) Frances Williams.
(c) Sophia Williams.
(d) Diana Villiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country is close to Toulon, France?

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

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

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

5. Aside from being a surgeon, what type of work does Stephen Maturin also handle?

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