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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of ship is the Néréide?
(a) A forty-eight gun Longship.
(b) A thirty-six gun frigate.
(c) A battle cruiser.
(d) A sloop.

2. Who arrives with Aubrey's orders?
(a) A young sailor.
(b) A telegram carrier.
(c) A pigeon.
(d) An official Admiralty messenger.

3. What is Napoleon trying to conquer?
(a) China.
(b) All of Europe.
(c) Turkey.
(d) East Africa.

4. What is bothering Aubrey's family?
(a) Maturin's visit.
(b) Aubrey's inventions being stolen.
(c) Stress and penury.
(d) The war.

5. What does Aubrey do with the ship as it sails towards Cape Town?
(a) Calls general quarters every three hours.
(b) Has the men re-paint her.
(c) Keeps her guns cleaned and unfired.
(d) Re-rigs the sails and re-stows the hold.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Captain Aubrey's home?

2. In what type of home does Captain Aubrey live?

3. Why doesn't Aubrey have a command?

4. What does Sophie ask Maturin to do?

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

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