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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Aubrey beginning a casual dalliance with at the same time that he is courting Sophia?
(a) Mrs. Williams.
(b) Diana Villiers.
(c) Frances Williams.
(d) Cecelia Williams.

2. What does Scriven teach Captain Aubrey to do?
(a) Train a bear.
(b) Write an essay.
(c) Escape from Sophia.
(d) Avoid debtors' prison.

3. Who is the French military and political leader who declares war on England?
(a) Christy-Palliere.
(b) Jean Lafitte.
(c) Charles DeGaulle.
(d) Napoleon Bonaparte.

4. Where do Captain Aubrey and Doctor Maturin flee to from England?.
(a) Salzburg, Austria.
(b) Toulon, France.
(c) Hamburg, Germany.
(d) Madrid, Spain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character tells Dr. Maturin that between him and Captain Aubrey, the captain is considered to be 'the prize"?

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

3. How many casualties does the Lord Nelson endure upon its capture by the Bellone?

4. What country are Aubrey and Maturin headed to via the Indiaman that they board in Gibraltar?

5. While ashore, what type of pay do naval officers like Aubrey receive?

(see the answer key)

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