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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the men on the Néréide responding to their Captain?
(a) Enthusiastically.
(b) Near mutiny.
(c) Agressively.
(d) Indifferently.

2. How do McAdam and Maturin spend their time?
(a) Playing checkers.
(b) Discussing Clonfert.
(c) Discussing medicine.
(d) Discussing the navy.

3. What does McAdam call a dugong?
(a) A type of dolphin.
(b) A shark.
(c) A manatee.
(d) A whale.

4. Who has been captured?
(a) Captain Bligh.
(b) Maturin.
(c) Several additional Indiamen.
(d) Admiral Nelson.

5. What does Aubrey do about Corbett and Clonfert?
(a) Have them flogged and demoted.
(b) Court martial both of them.
(c) Send Clonfert to England.
(d) Sends Corbett back to England with a captured ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about alcohol and opium do the men argue?

2. What captured ship reinforces Aubrey's squadron?

3. What does Bertie give Aubrey permission to do?

4. How do the British officials feel about Aubrey's military actions?

5. What does Maturin believe is the basis of the strange personality?

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