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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long are the French ships blockaded in port?
(a) There was no blockade.
(b) A few days.
(c) Several weeks.
(d) Six months.

2. Who is Colonel Keating?
(a) The British governor of Cape Town.
(b) Head of the British calvery.
(c) The infantry commander.
(d) Executive officer of the British marines.

3. In what capacity does Stephen Maturin work for the crown?
(a) As a clergyman.
(b) As a lawyer.
(c) As a soldier.
(d) As a covert intelligence agent.

4. To what drug is Maturin addicted?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Opium.
(c) Codeine.
(d) Cocaine.

5. What kind of Captain is Corbett known to be?
(a) Someone to respect but doesn't like to kill.
(b) A good seaman but lax with his sailors.
(c) A rigid disciplinarian and a fighting captain.
(d) An easy going man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a characteristic of McAdam?

2. How does Aubrey feel about Mr. Farquhar?

3. Who is Dr. McAdam?

4. Of what does McAdam say Clonfert's physical ailments are the result?

5. What imaginary line does Aubrey cross on his way to Mauritius?

(see the answer key)

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