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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. Why do whaling ships have prominent crow's nests?
(a) To signal other ships that a particular whale is a ship's find.
(b) To balance the ship when a whale carcass is attached.
(c) To be able to bombard the whale from a goodly height.
(d) To facilitate spotting whales.

2. What is HMS Danaë carrying?
(a) A large cache of weapons.
(b) A hold full of liberated slaves.
(c) Gold in iron chests.
(d) A hold full of coffee.

3. What does Wray constantly work to do?
(a) Finding new species of plants in the West Indies.
(b) Destroy Maturin.
(c) Ferret out double spies for British intelligence.
(d) Support Maturin.

4. What is Horner's position on board Surprise?
(a) Gunner's mate.
(b) Lookout.
(c) Second deck mate.
(d) Cook's mate.

5. What is running low on the ship?
(a) The water.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Fresh fruit.
(d) Flour.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to several of Aubrey's officers?

2. What do Maturin and Martin do after readying for their next assignment?

3. Why is Nagel lashed?

4. Who acts as First Lieutenant?

5. Who is Dundas?

(see the answer key)

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