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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What official at the Admiralty does Captain Aubrey meet with to discuss obtaining a sea command?
(a) Admiral Harte.
(b) Lord Melville.
(c) Sir Joseph.
(d) Captain Parker.

3. How can Diana's family be labeled on a socio-economic basis?
(a) Poor and penniless.
(b) Blue-collar workers.
(c) Rich and powerful.
(d) Sharecroppers.

4. In Chapter 2, which character begins to subtly court Captain Jack Aubrey?
(a) Frances Williams.
(b) Diana Villiers.
(c) Cecelia Williams.
(d) Mrs. Williams.

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

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

7. Who is the captainof the Indiaman that Aubrey and Maturin board in Gibraltar?
(a) Captain O'Quinn.
(b) Commander Crowe.
(c) Captain Spottiswood.
(d) Captain Belkin.

8. Who intervenes when Captain Aubrey intends to turn Adam Scriven in to the law?
(a) Doctor Stephen Maturin.
(b) First Lieutenant Parker.
(c) Ship Master Goodridge,
(d) Midshipman Babbington.

9. Who does Captain Aubrey turn down an offer of a sea command from?
(a) Canning.
(b) Babbington
(c) Maturin
(d) Pullings.

10. What is the name of the vessel carrying Captain Jack Aubrey and Doctor Stephen Maturin at the beginning of Post Captain?
(a) The Charwell.
(b) The Pennington.
(c) H.M.S. Hempstead.
(d) H.M.S. Royale.

11. Which character is intelligent, demure, and eminently proper?
(a) Mrs. Williams.
(b) Frances Williams.
(c) Sophia Williams.
(d) Diana Villiers.

12. What group of people are converted into crew members for the Polychrest?
(a) Debt colllectors.
(b) Unemployed sailors.
(c) Imprisoned Frenchmen.
(d) Kitchen crew.

13. What relation is Mrs. Williams to Cecelia?
(a) Great Aunt.
(b) Sister.
(c) Aunt.
(d) Mother.

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

15. What language does Doctor Maturin use to write scientific observations in his diary?
(a) French.
(b) English.
(c) Latin.
(d) Italian.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the days go by, what game do Captain Jack Aubrey and Dr. Stephen Maturin play often?

2. How does Mrs. Williams learn about Captain Aubrey?

3. Aside from being a surgeon, what type of work does Stephen Maturin also handle?

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

5. Who hosts a dinner party at which Captain Aubrey is pursued for arrest?

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