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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) Tahiti.
(b) Cape Hope.
(c) Pulo Batang.
(d) Sydney.

2. Who is the first man to die?
(a) Raikes.
(b) Killick.
(c) Babbington.
(d) Bonden.

3. 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) Engage long-range canons until it is absolutely necessary to board.
(d) Try to outflank them and get into open sea where the Java is faster.

4. What course of action makes sense?
(a) A boarding party.
(b) Running out to open sea.
(c) Staging the battle in three phases.
(d) Staying out of range of the Constitution's guns.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rescues Aubrey's boat?

2. How does Maturin arouse humor among the cricket players and audience?

3. Where does the Constitution lead Java?

4. What do the survivors do on the way to Brazil?

5. What happens after several days in the sun?

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