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

2. What does Captain Lambert decide to do?
(a) Close the enemy directly and take her by boarding.
(b) Try to disable the Constitution by canon fire and then run.
(c) Try to outflank them and get into open sea where the Java is faster.
(d) Engage long-range canons until it is absolutely necessary to board.

3. What vessel will Aubrey be captaining once he arrives in England?
(a) The York.
(b) The Leopard after its refitting.
(c) The Northhampton.
(d) The Acasta.

4. What does Maturin do after Java strikes her colors?
(a) Asks permission to retain his specimen collection.
(b) Operates on Aubrey's head.
(c) Runs down to his quarters to save his laudenum.
(d) Tends to the wounded.

5. Why does Christmas of 1812 pass with some gloom?
(a) The sailors are not in the thick of the war.
(b) Aubrey's men had expected to celebrate Christmas in England.
(c) The war is not going well.
(d) The war is not over.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Aubrey and the Leopard crew volunteer to do?

3. Where does the Constitution land?

4. What is going to happen to the Leopard's crew?

5. What game does Maturin believe cricket resembles?

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