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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the ship that Ringle spots doing?
(a) Dumping its slaves overboard.
(b) Gunnery practice.
(c) Escorting two other ships.
(d) Foundering.

2. Why does Stephen not go ashore in Freetown with Square?
(a) Aubrey tells Stephen they are leaving Freetown.
(b) The mosquitoes are too bad.
(c) There is too much illness ashore.
(d) Square cannot take him into the interior yet.

3. Which ship is having trouble keeping up with the rest of the fleet?
(a) The Thames.
(b) The Loon.
(c) The Bellona.
(d) The Ringle.

4. Whose name does Stephen think is mentioned in the message?
(a) Brigid.
(b) Clarissa.
(c) Padeen.
(d) Diana.

5. Why is Aubrey in a foul mood when Maturin sees him?
(a) Sophie still has not delivered.
(b) The supplies are not yet loaded on all the ships in the squadron.
(c) His first mate is ill and his best gunner's mate has died.
(d) His ships' performances are not up to Aubrey's standards.

6. What is the Theban Legion:?
(a) A group of men who banded together to conquer Thebes.
(b) An ancient Greek fighting unit.
(c) It is not mentioned in the book.
(d) One of the most well-known Roman legions.

7. What does Stephen say to the villagers?
(a) Maturin stays out of the situation.
(b) That the British will conquer them no matter what.
(c) He talks about the evils of Bonaparte.
(d) That they are better off with the English.

8. What does Maturin sense about Aubrey?
(a) That Aubrey is mulling over something.
(b) That he is hiding something.
(c) That Aubrey is angry about something.
(d) That his dark mood has returned.

9. What does Maturin hope England will not do?
(a) Ignore Ireland's needs and just plunder the country.
(b) Refuse to recognize Ireland as part of the British commonwealth.
(c) Use the planned French invasion of Ireland as an excuse to annex Ireland.
(d) Repeal the French invasion of Ireland.

10. What do Bonden and Killick discuss in secret?
(a) A business scheme.
(b) Maturin.
(c) Aubrey.
(d) The upcoming assignment.

11. With what does Stephen return from his excusion on the Sinon?
(a) A Roman artifact.
(b) Two young girls.
(c) An elderly man who knows the area.
(d) Numerous samples.

12. Who is Stanislas?
(a) His wife's servant.
(b) Aubrey's Irish cousin.
(c) Maturin's Irish cousin.
(d) A captured American.

13. Why does Jack have Ballona repeat a drill for the other ships in the squadron to witness?
(a) So the Ballona's relatively inexperienced crew can get more practice time.
(b) The Ballona is quite good at the exercise.
(c) So the other Captains feel ashamed.
(d) He refuses to repeat the drill and says the other ships will have to do it on their own.

14. On whose ship is Whewell?
(a) Captain Thomas.
(b) Captain Howards.
(c) Aubrey's.
(d) Captain Jones.

15. What does Jack do in the channel when they arrive in Freetown?
(a) Erect a blockade.
(b) Sink the Nancy.
(c) Ship maneuvers.
(d) He comes in very quietly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stately require in order to get to Bantry?

2. How does Jack learn of the Irish invasion?

3. What are Jack's orders when he opens them just before leaving The Berlings?

4. What does Maturin talk about most concerning his time on the Ringle?

5. Why does Captain Thomas become defensive?

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