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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of French Captain Christy-Palliere's ship that captured Captain Aubrey's first sea command?
(a) Desaix.
(b) Sorbonne.
(c) Placer du Mar.
(d) Ritzonne.

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

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

4. What type of object is the French corvette?
(a) An armory supply.
(b) A house.
(c) A carriage.
(d) A ship.

5. Who criticizes Aubrey for not taking the blockade runner?
(a) Admiral Harte.
(b) Stephen Maturin.
(c) Admiral Haddock.
(d) Adam Scriven.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Polychrest's condition as Captain Aubrey and his crew leave the French port and head toward the open sea?

3. How does Diana generally treat Doctor Maturin during the time that they spend together?

4. What is the nickname of Captain Aubrey's sea command?

5. What position is held by MacDonald aboard the Polychrest?

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