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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. What port has the HMS Leopard reached in Chapter 1?
(a) Pulo Batang.
(b) Cape Hope.
(c) Sydney.
(d) Tahiti.

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

3. Where is Aubrey's boat headed?
(a) Central America.
(b) Antigua.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Peru.

4. At what does Java fail?
(a) Outflank the Constitution.
(b) Use her men for small arms fire.
(c) Close to boarding distance.
(d) Get out into open sea.

5. What happens the first time they sight a vessel?
(a) They try to catch it by rowing.
(b) They try not to be seen since it is an American vessel.
(c) They hail it but it ignore them.
(d) They almost collide with it but they don't see the small boat in the fog.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maturin almost make a serious faux pas?

2. Where does the Constitution lead Java?

3. Who is Wallis?

4. What does Captain Lambert decide to do?

5. Why does the Leopard make quite a stir when entering the port?

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