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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Captain Aubrey done that has resulted in ill feelings between him and Admiral Harte?
(a) Harte learns that Captain Aubrey has been gossiping about him to officers and crew members aboard the Polychrest.
(b) Captain Aubrey cuckolded Admiral Harte.
(c) Aubrey loses a bet with Admiral Harte and has not paid Harte the amount that he had wagered in card game that took nearly two years before their meeting aboard the Polychrest.
(d) Harte loses a card game to Captain Aubrey, and Harte has not paid Aubrey pursuant to his wager in a card game that took place nearly two years before their meeting aboard the Polychrest.

2. Why does Captain Aubrey decline Diana Villier's invitation to meet on the day following Lady Keith's dinner party?
(a) He is afraid of being arrested for debt.
(b) He is in love with Cecilia and does not want to hurt her feelings.
(c) The Admiralty has ordered him to leave the country on that same date.
(d) He does not want to be seen in public with her.

3. What does Adam Scriven try to do to Aubrey while the Captain is out walking around town one night?
(a) He tries to meet him.
(b) He tries to entertain him.
(c) He tries to rob him.
(d) He tries to ridicule him.

4. Where is the gentleman's residence that Captain Jack Aubrey rents located?
(a) Meredith Down.
(b) Victoria Down.
(c) Lampkin Place.
(d) Polcary Down.

5. In Chapter 1, what country does Diana Villiers leave in order to return to England?
(a) India.
(b) Brazil.
(c) United States.
(d) Ireland.

6. As Chapter 1 opens, what two countries have just ended a war between them?
(a) Spain and France.
(b) Germany and Italy.
(c) France and England.
(d) The United States and England.

7. Who owns a personal estate just across the border in Spain?
(a) Doctor Stephen Maturin.
(b) Sophia Williams.
(c) Diana Villiers.
(d) Captain Jack Aubrey.

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

9. During the series of social gatherings described in Chapter 2, who gains Captain Jack Aubrey's attention more openly and honestly?
(a) Cecelia Williams.
(b) Frances Williams.
(c) Diana Villiers.
(d) Sophia Williams.

10. Who sends a letter to Aubrey upon leaving England expressing her continued affection and good intentions despite her mother's interference?
(a) Diana Villiers.
(b) Cecelia Williams.
(c) Frances Williams.
(d) Sophia Williams.

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

12. The fact that ships are being moored because of the peace, along with Captain Aubrey's clash with ______________, means that no command is to be had.
(a) Doctor Stephen Maturin.
(b) Superior officers.
(c) Highwaymen.
(d) Diana Villiers.

13. What other ship's traits are also featured on the Polychrest?
(a) S.S. Barrett.
(b) H.M.S. Walden.
(c) S.S. Triumph.
(d) H.M.S. Dart.

14. What is the Polychrest armed with instead of long guns?
(a) Carronades.
(b) Cannons.
(c) Rifles.
(d) Dynamite.

15. What is Diana Villier's marital status in Post Captain?
(a) Widowed.
(b) Separated.
(c) Single.
(d) Divorced

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Diana find herself under the care of in Chapter 2?

2. Who intervenes when Captain Aubrey intends to turn Adam Scriven in to the law?

3. Richard Canning is a Jew, a powerful businessman, and incredibly __________________.

4. What does Dr. Maturin depend on to handle his deep depression brought about by his rejection by Diana?

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

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