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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The fact that ships are being moored because of the peace, along with Captain Aubrey's clash with ______________, means that no command is to be had.
(a) Diana Villiers.
(b) Highwaymen.
(c) Doctor Stephen Maturin.
(d) Superior officers.

2. In Chapter 9, what improvement is Captain Aubrey pleased about in relation to the Polychrest's new rigging?
(a) Visibility
(b) Speed.
(c) Maneuverability.
(d) Design.

3. What is the nickname of Captain Aubrey's sea command?
(a) Fair Winds.
(b) Sea Escape.
(c) Carpenter's Mistake.
(d) Britain's Delight.

4. Aboard the Polychrest, Captain Aubrey curses a young lady whom he mistakes for a ______________.
(a) Scavenger.
(b) Stowaway.
(c) Ship's boy.
(d) Waif.

5. In what type of area is the gentleman's residence that Captain Aubrey has rented located?
(a) Urban.
(b) Farm.
(c) Country.
(d) Commercial.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who hosts a dinner party at which Captain Aubrey is pursued for arrest?

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

5. What is the dreadful news about that Captain Aubrey receives via letter at Polcary Down?

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