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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose throat does Maturin slit with a scalpel?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Wogan.
(c) Villiers.
(d) Pontet-Canet.

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

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

4. What does Aubrey think about in relation to Broke?
(a) If Broke is as good a Captain as Aubrey is.
(b) If Broke would grant Aubrey a little more freedom.
(c) Whether Broke is still on the Constitution.
(d) Aubrey's past history with Broke.

5. What does Maturin find among Johnson's papers?
(a) A check to Villiers for 10,000 dollars.
(b) Maturin's marriage proposal.
(c) A note from the President of the United States.
(d) Signs that Johnson is a double agent.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does George Herapath feel about Wogan?

2. What news depresses Aubrey?

3. Who are his attackers?

4. Where does Villiers go after Maturin collapses?

5. What do the sailors believe when they encounter a vessel?

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