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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the French privateer that closes in on the Indiaman that Aubrey and Maturin are passengers in?
(a) Le Antoinette.
(b) The Bellone.
(c) Le Auchan.
(d) The Sea Master.

2. Who does Diana find herself under the care of in Chapter 2?
(a) Mrs. Williams.
(b) Her grandmother, Elle Villiers.
(c) Her parents, Jacque and Claudette Villiers.
(d) Her former school headmistress, Mrs. Cates.

3. Richard Canning is a merchant from ______________.
(a) Bristol.
(b) Wales.
(c) Liverpool.
(d) Venice.

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

5. Where do Captain Aubrey and Doctor Maturin flee to from England?.
(a) Toulon, France.
(b) Madrid, Spain.
(c) Hamburg, Germany.
(d) Salzburg, Austria.

6. What year do the events in Chapter 4 take place?
(a) 1908.
(b) 1790.
(c) 1803.
(d) 1865.

7. What historical ship could the Polychrest's design be partially based on?
(a) The H.M.S. Bledsoe.
(b) The H.M.S. Cavalcade.
(c) The H.M.S. Project.
(d) The H.M.S. Lexington.

8. Whose home is the setting for a party attended by Captain Aubrey, Mrs. Williams, and her daughter, Cecilia ?
(a) Lady Carlson.
(b) Admiral Harte.
(c) Captain Goodridge.
(d) Lady Keith.

9. What relation is Diana to Sophia?
(a) Cousin.
(b) Aunt.
(c) Sister.
(d) Mother-In-Law.

10. How many casualties does the Lord Nelson endure upon its capture by the Bellone?
(a) 158 Casualties.
(b) 73 Casualties.
(c) 220 Casualties.
(d) 36 Casualties.

11. What is the primary development in Chapter 4?
(a) The wedding of Doctor Stephen Maturin to Sophia Williams.
(b) The capture of Captain Aubrey by Napoleon Bonaparte's men.
(c) Mrs. Williams is invited to dine with the British Royal Family.
(d) The resumption of military hostilities between England and France.

12. What was the name of Captain Aubrey's first sea command?
(a) Royale.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Savage Sea Explorer.
(d) Serengeti.

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

14. What relation is Mrs. Williams to Diana?
(a) Sister.
(b) Aunt.
(c) Grandmother.
(d) Mother.

15. Why does Captain Aubrey want the Indiaman Lord Nelson captured by the British?
(a) To escape from the probability that Bonaparte's soldiers may find them and arrest them.
(b) So that he can practice navigating between England and France.
(c) So that he can be promoted to higher posts.
(d) So that he can return to England aboard it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Diana scoff at along with the idea of being paired with Captain Jack Aubrey?

2. Who do Captain Aubrey and Dr. Stephen Maturin compare notes on, and secretly, mutually desire following the ball

3. What is the name of the Indiaman that Aubrey and Maturin board in Gibraltar?

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

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

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