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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Aubrey describe his mission on the Worcester as part of his career?
(a) A punishment.
(b) A suicide mission.
(c) A parenthesis.
(d) A lesson in patience.

2. Why did things not go as expected for Aubrey when he went into the harbor with the French consort?
(a) They were low on food.
(b) They mistook Aubrey for someone else.
(c) They were all keeping neutrality agreements.
(d) They were afraid of the secret weapon rumors.

3. What is the Worcester crew made up of?
(a) Lunatics.
(b) Prisoners.
(c) All of these.
(d) Luckless sailors.

4. What is Davis's first name?
(a) Anger.
(b) Attached.
(c) Avarice.
(d) Awkward.

5. What is Davis very skilled in?
(a) Getting around bureaucratics.
(b) Tying knots.
(c) Combat.
(d) Charting courses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to make Maturin deathly ill after he is hit in the head?

2. What is Pullings' title in the Navy?

3. What do the officers gossip about while at the first stop?

4. Where is the Jemmapes from?

5. How does Davis view being under Aubrey's command?

(see the answer key)

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