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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Harte feel about Aubrey?
(a) He is suspicious of him.
(b) He respects him.
(c) He likes him.
(d) He hates him.

2. What causes the mistakes Maturin has to cover up when he is back with Aubrey?
(a) Unexperienced agents.
(b) Bad weather.
(c) A spy.
(d) Misinterpretations.

3. Who picks the first potentate to meet with?
(a) Aubrey.
(b) Maturin.
(c) Harte.
(d) Graham.

4. Where does the French ship head after breaking through the blockade?
(a) Toulon.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Marseilles.

5. What is the Worcester declared when it gets to the meeting point after the conflict at the blockade?
(a) Challenged.
(b) In need of repair.
(c) Demoted to a trade ship.
(d) Unfit for duty.

6. What is Aubrey to do after leaving the blockade?
(a) Pick up Maturin.
(b) Confront enemy shores.
(c) Deliver a political delegation.
(d) Scout out a new position of strength.

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

8. What surprises Aubrey when he sees the Drayad after the battle?
(a) There is a hole in the hull.
(b) A French flag is flying.
(c) There are dead bodies on the deck.
(d) There are women on board.

9. How many potentates will Aubrey have to deal with on his new ship?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

10. How many guns are on the Kitabi?
(a) 40.
(b) 10.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

11. Who does Thornton give his command to when he goes home?
(a) Aubrey.
(b) Maturin.
(c) Harte.
(d) Davis.

12. What do the newcomers on the boat say about Aubrey when he leaves the harbor with the French consort?
(a) He is a coward.
(b) He is following orders.
(c) He is insane.
(d) He is too bold.

13. Who is wounded at the clandestine rendezvous?
(a) Maturin.
(b) Sosa.
(c) Aubrey.
(d) Graham.

14. What is most harmful to the Worcester while on blockade duty?
(a) Rust.
(b) Bad weather.
(c) Bombings.
(d) Poor maintenance.

15. What does Maturin call the clandestine rendezvous?
(a) A farce.
(b) A mistake.
(c) A necessary evil.
(d) A delegation.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Aubrey describe Ismail Bey?

2. How many ships does Aubrey defeat at the end of the book?

3. What does Thornton tell captains in the blockade to do once the French have broken through?

4. What do the "old timers" on the ship say about Aubrey when he leaves the harbor with the French consort?

5. Who is killed when the Suprise attacks the French's rear?

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