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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which country is Doctor Maturin's destination for gathering intelligence for the Admiralty?
(a) Italy.
(b) Austria.
(c) Spain.
(d) Germany.

3. Who criticizes Aubrey for not taking the blockade runner?
(a) Adam Scriven.
(b) Admiral Haddock.
(c) Stephen Maturin.
(d) Admiral Harte.

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

5. How many days does Doctor Maturin's foreign intelligence trip last?
(a) 10.
(b) 15.
(c) 100.
(d) 30.

6. At the end of Chapter 9, which ship runs aground?
(a) Polychrest.
(b) S.S. Seagull.
(c) S.S. Colinot.
(d) Bellone.

7. Who gives Aubrey's steward foodstuffs to take on board the Polychrest.
(a) Babbington.
(b) Canning.
(c) Sophia.
(d) Cecelia.

8. At the time that Captain Aubrey is informed about the mutiny that may be pending, how many days is the Polychrest away from reaching the French port that is its destination?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

9. Who does Doctor Maturin inform about a gold shipment from the River Plate bound for Cadiz?
(a) Lord Spencer.
(b) Lord Melville.
(c) Sir Joseph.
(d) Sir Kent.

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

11. What type of dueling pistols does Doctor Maturin borrow from MacDonald?
(a) Stephen Carrothers.
(b) Joseph Manton.
(c) L.D. Bounds.
(d) Howard Bentley.

12. Which ship is Post Captain Aubrey given temporary command of along with his new position?
(a) The Seagull.
(b) The Remington.
(c) The Tempest.
(d) The Lively.

13. Whose perfume does Maturin smell on Aubrey upon the latter's return to the Polychrest?
(a) Eleanor's.
(b) Diana's.
(c) Sarah's.
(d) Sophia's.

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

15. How much of a full crew is Captain Aubrey missing with only thirty-three crewmen aboard the Polychrest?
(a) One fourth.
(b) One fifth.
(c) One-third.
(d) One-half.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of vessel is the Fanciulla?

2. Who censures Captain Aubrey for allegedly being too punctilious?

3. What is the name of the Spanish ship that literally explodes into fragments toward the end of Post Captain?

4. What type of object is the French corvette?

5. Who informs Captain Aubrey that mutiny may be imminent aboard the Polychrest?

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