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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How were the men timed when laying about?
(a) Stop watch.
(b) Pocket watch.
(c) Hour glass.
(d) A log-glass.

2. What type of people make up much of the residents in Shelmerston?
(a) Fishermen.
(b) Navy sailors.
(c) Smugglers and near pirates.
(d) Ship builders.

3. What war is going on when THE LETTER OF MARQUE takes place?
(a) The One Hundred Years War.
(b) American Revolutionary War.
(c) Napoleonic Wars.
(d) The War of the Roses.

4. Who are the men responsible for Aubrey's circumstances in England?
(a) Johnson and Breck.
(b) Horne and Babcock.
(c) Wray and Ledward.
(d) Pearson and Towers.

5. In what year does THE LETTER OF MARQUE take place?
(a) 1805.
(b) 1810.
(c) 1807.
(d) 1813.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the new men on board the Surprise have to have in order to stay as crew?

2. How many prizes did Spartan capture?

3. Who is at a gathering on the ship that night?

4. What does Maturin ask Nathaniel to do?

5. Where are the people on Merlin who are not the crew being taken?

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