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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what type of mathematical problem is Aubrey working?
(a) How to determine longitude at sea.
(b) How to determine star rotation.
(c) How to raise a suspension bridge.
(d) How to build a pyramid.

2. How would Aubrey describe his wife's mother?
(a) Quiet and unassuming.
(b) A gentle soul.
(c) A loudmouthed and overbearing woman.
(d) Sweet but not very bright.

3. Where is Captain Aubrey's home?
(a) Derbyshire.
(b) London.
(c) Newtonville.
(d) Hampshire, England.

4. What arrives in Cape Town that cheers everyone?
(a) Casks of wine.
(b) Fresh fruits and vegetables.
(c) Letters from home.
(d) Orders to return to England.

5. How does Maturin feel about McAdam's alcoholism?
(a) Very distasteful.
(b) Curious.
(c) Sympathetic.
(d) Skeptical.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Aubrey have a command?

2. On what island does Maturin first land?

3. Why does Maturin receive a huge sum of gold?

4. For what is Stephen Maturin most known?

5. What does Lady Clonfert request of Aubrey?

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