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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much of a full crew is Captain Aubrey missing with only thirty-three crewmen aboard the Polychrest?
(a) One-third.
(b) One fifth.
(c) One-half.
(d) One fourth.

2. What position is held by MacDonald aboard the Polychrest?
(a) Marine captain.
(b) Chief navigator.
(c) Head boatswain.
(d) Second lieutenant.

3. Which character appears in threadbare dress and covered with crumbs at a dinner party hosted by Mrs. Williams at Mapes Court?
(a) Frances Williams.
(b) Doctor Stephen Maturin.
(c) Cecelia Williams.
(d) Diana Villiers.

4. What does Doctor Maturin win from Smithers?
(a) His two black stallions.
(b) Over a year's wages.
(c) Fifty gold coins.
(d) Thirty silver coins.

5. In Chapter 2, which character is described as vain, uneven, and prone to periods of meanness?
(a) Dr. Stehen Maturin.
(b) Mrs. Williams.
(c) Diana Villiers.
(d) Captain Jack Aubrey.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who gives Aubrey's steward foodstuffs to take on board the Polychrest.

3. Whose perfume does Maturin smell on Aubrey upon the latter's return to the Polychrest?

4. Where do Captain Aubrey and Doctor Maturin flee to from England?.

5. Who helps Captain Aubrey recruit sailors by drawing a poster promising rewards to those who sign up to crew the Polychrest?

(see the answer key)

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