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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. Who did Aubrey tell Tom Pullings to bar from coming aboard?
(a) An admiral.
(b) Chris Hardings.
(c) A red-haired woman.
(d) Rudy Umber.

2. Why does Martin take Padeen to the dentist?
(a) To have a filling done.
(b) To get false teeth.
(c) For an extraction.
(d) To get a teeth cleaning.

3. What does Aubrey decide must be done?
(a) The addition must be smaller.
(b) It can be put in the hold.
(c) The addition must be covered, but can stay.
(d) The addition must be removed.

4. Who does Maturin visit after going to the apothecary?
(a) Joseph Blaine.
(b) His brother.
(c) His mother.
(d) Martin's house.

5. What are the two types of crew present on Surprise?
(a) New recruits and seasoned sailors.
(b) Commercial mercenaries and ex-naval personnel.
(c) Old Surprise hands and those from Shelmerston.
(d) British ex-naval personnel and merchant marines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Sethians do at the mention of the name Seth?

2. What is the ship, Merlin, they encounter in Chapter 3?

3. Why does Aubrey anchor Surprise in a deserted bay?

4. What is Sethianism?

5. What other medical problem does Padeen develop?

(see the answer key)

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