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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does this book take place?
(a) 1803.
(b) 1797.
(c) 1832.
(d) 1810.

2. What does Lady Clonfert request of Aubrey?
(a) To take her son under his protection.
(b) The money he owes her.
(c) Passage as far as Cape Town.
(d) Passage to London.

3. What two ships does Aubrey capture the first few days of his voyage?
(a) Néréide and Sirius.
(b) Vénus adn Manche.
(c) Bellone, and Caroline.
(d) Hébé and Intrepid Fox.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maturin call tormina?

2. What have the French been doing on the ocean that is a problem?

3. What kind of mental stress is Maturin fighting?

4. What is a characteristic of McAdam?

5. What do McAdam and Maturin discuss?

(see the answer key)

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