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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. What does Aubrey do after the encounter with Spartan and Merlin?
(a) Go to get Spartan's prizes.
(b) Continues to South America.
(c) Returns to England.
(d) Goes to Africa.

2. What do the men do in the bay?
(a) Go ashore and cut wood.
(b) Practice and exercise.
(c) Sunbath and swim.
(d) Reconfigure the rigging.

3. Where are the prizes that Spartan has captured?
(a) In a harbor on the French coast.
(b) They have been sent to England.
(c) In a distant small port.
(d) They are trailing Spartan by a day.

4. What does Joseph organize when Aubrey returns?
(a) A live band to play when they arrive.
(b) A small dinner party.
(c) A meeting with the Queen.
(d) A ticker parade.

5. Why does Maturin want news about Diana?
(a) She is his wife.
(b) She is his sister.
(c) She is Sir Joseph's wife.
(d) She is a well known actress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the ship from question #38 close with Surprise?

2. What does Maturin insist is possible with tragic literature?

3. How is Maturin's laudanum being weakened?

4. Who are the men responsible for Aubrey's circumstances in England?

5. What ship closes with Surprise after a few days out in Chapter 2?

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