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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where are earwigs supposedly removed?
(a) The noses of crew members.
(b) The ears of crew members.
(c) The brains of crew members.
(d) The heart of crew members.

2. Who recognizes Aubrey and Maturin on the ship the Surprise encounters?
(a) Several of the enlisted crew.
(b) The French captain.
(c) Some of the officers.
(d) No one.

3. What does Martin say he has been contemplating?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Leaving the Navy.
(d) Settling in the West Indies.

4. When does Maturin bleed the entire crew?
(a) When one man comes down with typhus.
(b) When one man seems to have the plague.
(c) When the ship enters the tropics.
(d) When one of the wives comes down with malaria.

5. What has the Surprise been doing prior to docking here?
(a) Capturing slavers in the West Indies.
(b) Been in dry dock being refitted.
(c) Having a series of adventures in the Mediterranean.
(d) Returning the British diplomat to the United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many previous names has Surprise had?

2. Where does Aubrey recruit some dozen of the new sailors on the Surprise?

3. What friend does Maturin encounter on shore?

4. With whom does Surprise rendezvous unexpectedly?

5. What mission is Aubrey given?

(see the answer key)

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