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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the Indiaman that Aubrey and Maturin board in Gibraltar?
(a) The Carrington.
(b) The Othello.
(c) Lord Nelson.
(d) King of the Sea.

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

4. What fact about the Polychrest leads Captain Aubrey and two of his officers to re-design the ship's rigging?
(a) The Polychrest is unpredictable.
(b) The Polychrest is visible to the enemy.
(c) The Polychrest is shorthanded.
(d) The Polychrest is slow.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is saved by Captain Aubrey after falling off the Polychrest's rigging?

2. What body part does Macdonald lose during the naval engagement ?

3. What type of subject matter do Maturin and MacDonald like to discuss?

4. What position is Pullings promoted to aboard the Polychrest pursuant to Aubrey's advice?

5. Which word below is synonymous with punctilious?

(see the answer key)

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