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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position is Pullings promoted to aboard the Polychrest pursuant to Aubrey's advice?
(a) Second lieutenant.
(b) First lieutenant.
(c) First assistant captain.
(d) Lieutenant.

2. In retrospect, whose promotion does Post Captain Aubrey support while simultaneously slighting the crew of the Polychrest?.
(a) Canning.
(b) Parker.
(c) Pullings.
(d) Goodridge.

3. What trait do Mrs. Williams and Diana Villiers seem to look for in suitors?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Compatibility.
(c) True love.
(d) Honesty.

4. Richard Canning is a Jew, a powerful businessman, and incredibly __________________.
(a) Fat.
(b) Poor.
(c) Entertaining.
(d) Wealthy.

5. The Polychrest ends its voyage to the French port by___________________.
(a) Being inspected by Admiralty officers.
(b) Sinking.
(c) Serving as setting for a celebratory dinner party for the crew.
(d) Engaging in battle against the French.

Short Answer Questions

1. Following the first in a series of dinner parties, which character contacts Captain Jack Aubrey to establish courteous relations?

2. Who censures Captain Aubrey for allegedly being too punctilious?

3. How many pounds of body weight does Captain Aubrey lose during the arduous journey across France on foot?

4. What two sailors who had previously sailed with Aubrey sign up to crew the Polychrest?

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

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