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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What type of makeshift facility does Captain Aubrey's new sea command accommodate?
(a) Cargo carrier.
(b) Public infirmary.
(c) Gun platform.
(d) Floating market.

4. Where is Mapes Court located in relation to the gentleman's residence that Captain Aubrey has rented?
(a) Around the Corner.
(b) Next Door.
(c) Six Miles East.
(d) Ten Miles South.

5. What type of musical performances are presented at the series of social gatherings attended by Mrs. Williams, her daughters, her niece, Captain Jack Aubrey and Dr. Stephen Maturin?
(a) Operas.
(b) Piano concertos.
(c) Informal musical performances.
(d) Symphonic and formal.

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

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

8. Aside from being a surgeon, what type of work does Stephen Maturin also handle?
(a) Secret Agent.
(b) Pastor.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Veterinarian.

9. How does Mrs. Williams learn about Captain Aubrey?
(a) By Letter.
(b) By Messenger.
(c) Gazette.
(d) Gossip.

10. 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) The Admiralty has ordered him to leave the country on that same date.
(c) He is in love with Cecilia and does not want to hurt her feelings.
(d) He does not want to be seen in public with her.

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

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

13. What language does Maturin use to enter his personal observations in his diary?
(a) French.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Catalan.
(d) Dutch.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What historical ship could the Polychrest's design be partially based on?

2. What year do the events in Chapter 4 take place?

3. What was the name of French Captain Christy-Palliere's ship that captured Captain Aubrey's first sea command?

4. Who does Aubrey yell profane orders to believing to be the ship's boy?

5. What does Adam Scriven try to do to Aubrey while the Captain is out walking around town one night?

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