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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon what vessel is Aubrey traveling to England?
(a) A small private merchant vessel.
(b) The HMS Fortune.
(c) The La Flèche.
(d) The HMS Northhampton.

2. What war do they learn has erupted?
(a) Between England and Russia.
(b) Between England and the United States of America.
(c) Between France and the United States of America.
(d) Between France and Russia.

3. How might the voyage back to England be described?
(a) Fraught with danger.
(b) Rough seas.
(c) Stimulating.
(d) Monotonous.

4. How does Maturin find the Captain of the La Flèche?
(a) Entirely agreeable, well-read, and intelligent.
(b) Feckless.
(c) Arrogant and condescending.
(d) A fop.

5. What is going to happen to the Leopard's crew?
(a) They will sail back to England and be assigned to other ships.
(b) They will be disbursed among the Admiral's other ships.
(c) The Admiral has not yet decided.
(d) They will stay with the Leopard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What port has the HMS Leopard reached in Chapter 1?

2. What are in the letters to Sophie?

3. What is mainly responsible for the Leopard arriving at the port safely?

4. What does Aubrey strenuously argue to retain?

5. Who expresses admiration for Aubrey's exploits and tenacity?

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