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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which word below is synonymous with punctilious?
(a) Tolerant.
(b) Predictable.
(c) Flippant..
(d) Meticulous.

2. Who is Doctor Maturin in love with throughout Post Captain?
(a) Diana Villiers.
(b) Alexa Cambridge.
(c) Lady Keith.
(d) Sophia Williams.

3. What subject do Post Captain Aubrey and Doctor Maturin briefly discuss while on board the H.M.S. Lively?
(a) The H.M.S. Crew.
(b) First Lieutenant Parker.
(c) Sophia.
(d) Mrs. Williams.

4. Who shares an interest in obscure scientific theories with Doctor Maturin?
(a) Dundas.
(b) Pullings.
(c) Goodridge.
(d) Canning.

5. What does Maturin discover upon arriving at Diana's cousin's house?
(a) Diana is no longer staying there.
(b) The house is occupied by a widow with four children.
(c) The house has been shut .
(d) The house has been condemned.

6. Whom does Smithers replace on board the Polychrest?
(a) First Lieutenant Parker.
(b) Ship Master Goodridge.
(c) Crewman Pullings.
(d) Marine Captain MacDonald.

7. In Chapter 9, which of the ships listed below is involved in a fierce naval engagement with the Polychrest?
(a) Bellone.
(b) S.S. Seagull.
(c) L'Brigade du France.
(d) S.S. Colinot.

8. Who is Preserved Killick?
(a) Doctor Maturin's assistant.
(b) A local taxidermist
(c) Aubrey's steward.
(d) Maturin's cousin.

9. What is the reason that First Lieutenant Parker is disliked by the crew of the Polychrest?
(a) The harsh manner in which he mistreats the working sailors.
(b) His vanity.
(c) His lack of personal hygiene.
(d) His greediness.

10. What type of vessel is the Fanciulla?
(a) A dinghy.
(b) A pontoon.
(c) A sloop.
(d) A working boat.

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

12. Who is Captain Aubrey constantly evading?
(a) Debt collectors.
(b) Lady Keith.
(c) Marine captains.
(d) Frances Williams.

13. Who does Doctor Maturin recommend be dispatched to intercept the Spanish treasure ships carrying the gold bound for Cadiz?
(a) Captain Aubrey.
(b) First Lieutenant Parker.
(c) Sea Master Goodridge.
(d) Marine Captain MacDonald.

14. Who censures Captain Aubrey for allegedly being too punctilious?
(a) Maturin.
(b) Pullins.
(c) Goodridge.
(d) Harte.

15. How can the Polychrest's entry into the harbor of its French port destination be accurately described?
(a) As surprising and delightful.
(b) As difficult and a failure.
(c) As challenging and a learning experience.
(d) As easy and a success.

Short Answer Questions

1. What entity does Post Captain Aubrey want to be responsible for replenishing any gun powder and shot used aboard the H.M.S. Lively?

2. What type of object is the French corvette?

3. Aubrey's sea command transports an officer's ______________ on one voyage.

4. The Polychrest ends its voyage to the French port by___________________.

5. What type of ships do Captain Aubrey and the Polychrest encounter in as they began to leave the French port?

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