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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of relationship do Maturin and Aubrey have?
(a) Acquaintances.
(b) Rivals.
(c) Close friends.
(d) Professional bonding.

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

3. What color is Surprise painted in order to capture Spartan?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Gold.

4. What is it about the crew Aubrey has that is unusual?
(a) It is all one nationality.
(b) None of them are criminals.
(c) It has a Frenchman on it.
(d) It is a picked crew.

5. Why do Aubrey's plans to capture Spartan go awry?
(a) A storm hits.
(b) Azul shows up at the same time.
(c) Two French battleships show up.
(d) Spartan leaves the area.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aubrey do after the encounter with Spartan and Merlin?

2. Who is captaining Tartarus?

3. Why does Aubrey think work is done better by privately-funded operations than the government?

4. How do Aubrey and the crew feel about what Maturin gave him?

5. How does Maturin plan to use Surprise?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Aubrey do about the ship they raise near the end of the storm? What does Maturin find out from a man on the ship?

2. Which old friends or crew members join Aubrey on Surprise?

3. What is one of the primary talks at the formal dinner aboard ship the night before sailing?

4. What is Aubrey's situation at the beginning of THE LETTER OF MARQUE?

5. What ship closes with Surprise that is captained by a friend of Aubrey's and who is the passenger it has? What happens when the two ships meet?

6. Who does Maturin see as Aubrey waits on him for sailing?

7. What is Aubrey going to do for money with Maturin? What is Maturin and Aubrey's relationship?

8. What type of work does Maturin do and for what is he also known?

9. What alleviates Aubrey's concerns in question #17?

10. What ship first approaches Surprise on Aubrey's first shakedown cruise and why? How does Aubrey feel about the authorization Maturin has?

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