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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the shooting up of insignificant French holdings along the coast qualify the action to be labeled?
(a) Wasting resources.
(b) An engagement.
(c) Advance warning.
(d) Military drill.

2. How many rescues has Captain Aubrey successfully conducted?
(a) 22.
(b) 48.
(c) 39.
(d) 34.

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

4. Post Captain Aubrey does not have the ____________ to support the training of his crew for battle against the French.
(a) Order.
(b) Funds.
(c) Stamina.
(d) Desire.

5. What dots the scenery along the French coast?
(a) Chateaus and churches.
(b) Farms and wineries.
(c) Fortresses and observation towers.
(d) Chateaus and schoolhouses.

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

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

8. What fact about the Polychrest leads Captain Aubrey and two of his officers to re-design the ship's rigging?
(a) The Polychrest is visible to the enemy.
(b) The Polychrest is unpredictable.
(c) The Polychrest is shorthanded.
(d) The Polychrest is slow.

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

10. What type of ships do Captain Aubrey and the Polychrest encounter in as they began to leave the French port?
(a) Merchant ships.
(b) Battleships.
(c) Tourist Ships.
(d) Pirate Ships.

11. What area of the H.M.S. Lively does Doctor Maturin tour?
(a) The powder room.
(b) The fo'c'sel.
(c) The galley.
(d) The sickbay.

12. What is the name of the suitor whom Mrs. Williams has arranged for her daughter, Sophia?
(a) Stimson.
(b) Hampton.
(c) Bowles.
(d) Parker.

13. What trait do Mrs. Williams and Diana Villiers seem to look for in suitors?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Honesty.
(c) Compatibility.
(d) True love.

14. Who does Maturin believe to be suitable for Aubrey?
(a) Diana.
(b) Anne.
(c) Frances.
(d) Sophia.

15. What aspect of Captain Aubrey's life is damaged by his constant visits to Diana?
(a) Professional career.
(b) Friendship with Sophia.
(c) Friendship with Pullings.
(d) Friendship with Goodridge.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the ship that is instrumental in pulling the Polychrest out of a sandbank after it runs aground?

3. What two crew members collaborate with Captain Aubrey in the re-design of the Polychrest's rigging?

4. What does Doctor Maturin win from Smithers?

5. Whom does Smithers replace on board the Polychrest?

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