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

2. What will happen in Mauritius if the British military campaign is successful?
(a) An English governor will be installed.
(b) It will return to the native population.
(c) It will be left alone with a nominal British force left there.
(d) A naval base will be established there.

3. What have the French been doing on the ocean that is a problem?
(a) Blowing up British merchant ships.
(b) Crossing the channel.
(c) Capturing British Indiamen.
(d) Blockading England's shores.

4. For what use does Aubrey grind lenses?
(a) For magnifying glasses.
(b) For eye glasses.
(c) For binoculars.
(d) For telescopes.

5. What does Aubrey use his station of commodore to do?
(a) To fire Corbett.
(b) To request Bonden and Killick, his personal coxswain and steward, be reassigned to his crew.
(c) To have his wife on board.
(d) To order fine wines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aubrey insinuate about Lord Clonfert?

2. To what drug is Maturin addicted?

3. How are the men on the Néréide responding to their Captain?

4. Who is Colonel Keating?

5. What does Sophie ask Maturin to do?

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