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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. What do the new men on board the Surprise have to have in order to stay as crew?
(a) A recommendation from someone Aubrey knows.
(b) High score on the test.
(c) Their own tools.
(d) Maturin's approval.

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

3. What is the ship, Merlin, they encounter in Chapter 3?
(a) A British frigate.
(b) A Spanish merchant ship.
(c) An American privateer.
(d) A French privateer.

4. Who is captaining Tartarus?
(a) Charles Worthington.
(b) Regis Nounce.
(c) John Sutton.
(d) William Babbington.

5. What moves into the area where Surprise is in Chapter 2?
(a) A French Amanda.
(b) Hot, muggy weather.
(c) A vast storm system.
(d) Two Spanish cruisers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What seems to help weld the crew together?

2. What does Maturin spend too much time doing as he walks to town?

3. What made Aubrey feel encouraged at the gathering?

4. What kind of work does Maturin do pro bono for the British Naval Intelligence service?

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

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