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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. How did Lady Clonfert find out about Aubrey's command?
(a) Her father is Captain of another ship.
(b) The rumor mill.
(c) She is a friend of the Prime Minister.
(d) Her husband is an admiral.

2. What was a decisive blow in favor of England?
(a) Taking the head French admiral captive.
(b) Capture of two French islands.
(c) Blowing up the garrison at Mauritius.
(d) Destroying the entire French fleet.

3. What do McAdam and Maturin discuss?
(a) Maturin's love of nature.
(b) Corbett's strange personality.
(c) Aubrey's strange personality.
(d) Clonfert's strange personality.

4. With what does Bertie entrust Aubrey?
(a) Sailing undercover as a privateer.
(b) Ferrying Bertie's wife back to India.
(c) To execute the naval portion of the military campaign.
(d) Sailing into French-held territory.

5. How far is Mauritius when the squadron sets sail?
(a) 5000 miles.
(b) 1085 miles.
(c) 2885 miles.
(d) 1500 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Aubrey's forces and British land forces do on La Reunion?

2. For what use does Aubrey grind lenses?

3. What does Aubrey do with the ship as it sails towards Cape Town?

4. What happens to the Raisonable after the squadron returns to Cape Town?

5. Who is Dr. McAdam?

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