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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is an accurate description of Wallis?
(a) A drunk and ne'r do well.
(b) A well-meaning, but incompetent person.
(c) Slothful.
(d) Well-informed and insightful.

2. Why does the Leopard make quite a stir when entering the port?
(a) She was thought to be long lost at sea.
(b) She is flying Dutch colors.
(c) She is listing badly to starboard.
(d) She is the first English colors seen there in years.

3. What does the HMS Shannon do?
(a) Blows up.
(b) Signals with lanterns to Aubrey.
(c) Attacks the docks in the Boston harbor.
(d) Takes a look into the harbor as Aubrey is watching.

4. What seems a possibility to the men after a few days?
(a) They are on the wrong course.
(b) They will sight land soon.
(c) They will start encountering other vessels as they have entered a shipping lane.
(d) Starvation.

5. What happens after several days in the sun?
(a) The men are badly burned.
(b) The men start jumping into the water to cool off.
(c) Dehydration starts.
(d) The men start hallucinating.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what does Java fail?

3. Who calls on Maturin at Asclepia?

4. On what does Aubrey instruct his midshipmen?

5. How is Herapath tying to make a living?

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