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

2. What kind of mental stress is Maturin fighting?
(a) Bipolar.
(b) Fear.
(c) Depression.
(d) Anxiety.

3. With what is Clonfert well acquainted?
(a) Fighting pirates.
(b) Military protocal.
(c) Decorating his stateroom.
(d) The shores and locales of the islands.

4. What has been holding Napoleon back?
(a) The Moors.
(b) The weather.
(c) British naval strength.
(d) The Italians.

5. What does Maturin do on the first island on which he goes ashore?
(a) Kill the French commandor.
(b) Kill the French governor.
(c) Spreads anti-French propaganda.
(d) Free the British prisoners of war.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Aubrey have a command?

2. How far is Mauritius when the squadron sets sail?

3. Who reaches Cape Town?

4. How does Aubrey find life at home?

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

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