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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. What keeps Maturin away from home for long periods of time?
(a) His scientific studies.
(b) His publishing tours.
(c) His job with the Navy.
(d) His bouts of sickness.

2. Where is Maturin called away to?
(a) Spain.
(b) Germany.
(c) India.
(d) France.

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

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

5. What hits Maturin on the head?
(a) A water barrel.
(b) A brick.
(c) A cannon.
(d) A block of wood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Pullings' title in the Navy?

2. What is Maturin's occupation?

3. What causes the fear of the Jemmapes after they are fired on?

4. What does Aubrey call his biggest burden as a captain?

5. What diminishes Martin's love for the Navy?

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