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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the armed merchant ship do when Aubrey asks for help?
(a) It refuses.
(b) It gets there too late.
(c) It comes immediately.
(d) It pretends it didn't get the message.

2. To whom does Aubrey write at the opening of the last chapter?
(a) To Corbett's widow.
(b) To the naval department in London.
(c) To his wife.
(d) To the admiral at Cape Town.

3. What has happened to Napoleon and his relationship to the Catholic Church?
(a) He's been subjected to excommunication.
(b) He has left the church of his own will.
(c) He was never Catholic.
(d) He's been held up as a saint.

4. What does the Admiral tell Aubrey?
(a) To sail under the commodore's pennant.
(b) To put the pennant at half mast.
(c) To take the pennant down.
(d) That he's taking command of the fleet.

5. What does the British armada do?
(a) Goes to Rodriguez to pick up infantry.
(b) Pursues the French who have British ships.
(c) Lands a huge force on Mauritius.
(d) Proceeds to Cape Town.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Aubrey feel about the captain of the Sirius?

2. What is the state of Clonfert's ship?

3. What does Maturin do on the first island on which he goes ashore?

4. Who does Admiral Bertie send to England with news of their victory?

5. Who captains Iphigenia?

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