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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Aubrey delay setting sail on the Worcester?
(a) He needs a favorable wind.
(b) He is waiting for Maturin.
(c) He needs the all clear signal.
(d) He is waiting for his paper.

2. What composer do Aubrey and Maturin discuss?
(a) Brahms.
(b) Bach.
(c) Beethoven.
(d) Beller.

3. What do Aubrey and Dundas talk about when they hold a ship visit?
(a) Politics.
(b) How the blockade is working.
(c) Thornton's health.
(d) All of these.

4. What does Maturin do for the Navy?
(a) He is a secret agent.
(b) All of these.
(c) He is a sailor.
(d) He is a cartographer.

5. What does Aubrey do before setting sail across the sea?
(a) Inventories all the provisions.
(b) Interviews the crew.
(c) Takes a long sleep.
(d) Inspects every room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aubrey do at the first stop the Worcester makes?

2. Why is Maturin called away from the trip?

3. Why does Maturin take pity on Yeats?

4. What happens when the crew fires on the first practice session?

5. What has earned the Worcester its nick-name?

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