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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character is dressed in a "resplendent" manner at the formal ball?
(a) Diana Villiers.
(b) Frances Williams.
(c) Sophia Williams.
(d) Cecelia WIlliams.

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

3. What is the name of Captain Aubrey's old friend who is captain of The Franchise?
(a) Heneage Dundas.
(b) Lawrence Tate.
(c) Theodore Martin.
(d) Keith Pridemore.

4. Which word below is synonymous with punctilious?
(a) Tolerant.
(b) Meticulous.
(c) Predictable.
(d) Flippant..

5. What has Captain Aubrey done that has resulted in ill feelings between him and Admiral Harte?
(a) Harte learns that Captain Aubrey has been gossiping about him to officers and crew members aboard the Polychrest.
(b) Harte loses a card game to Captain Aubrey, and Harte has not paid Aubrey pursuant to his wager in a card game that took place nearly two years before their meeting aboard the Polychrest.
(c) Captain Aubrey cuckolded Admiral Harte.
(d) Aubrey loses a bet with Admiral Harte and has not paid Harte the amount that he had wagered in card game that took nearly two years before their meeting aboard the Polychrest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aubrey forgo in favor of professional duty?.

2. What country is close to Toulon, France?

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

4. Who does Aubrey entertain aboard ship in grand style?

5. What is the name of the vessel carrying Captain Jack Aubrey and Doctor Stephen Maturin at the beginning of Post Captain?

(see the answer key)

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