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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What has been garrisoned by British soldiers?
(a) Cyprus.
(b) The island of Rodriguez near Mauritius.
(c) Tasmania.
(d) Madagascar.

3. Who does Maturin accidentally meet?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Mrs. Williams.
(c) Barrett Bonden.
(d) Mrs. Bertie.

4. Of what does McAdam say Clonfert's physical ailments are the result?
(a) Old war wounds.
(b) Horseback accident as a child.
(c) Mental distress.
(d) Genetics.

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

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

7. What does Sophie ask Maturin to do?
(a) Locate some command for Aubrey.
(b) Lend her some money.
(c) Provide medical care for her sister.
(d) Talk to Aubrey about having another child.

8. What does Bertie give Captain Aubrey?
(a) A new stripe.
(b) A new command.
(c) A reprimand.
(d) Several official honors.

9. How did Lady Clonfert find out about Aubrey's command?
(a) The rumor mill.
(b) She is a friend of the Prime Minister.
(c) Her husband is an admiral.
(d) Her father is Captain of another ship.

10. On what island does Maturin first land?
(a) Carolinia.
(b) LeFleua.
(c) La ReUnion.
(d) Rodriquez.

11. With what does Bertie entrust Aubrey?
(a) Ferrying Bertie's wife back to India.
(b) Sailing undercover as a privateer.
(c) Sailing into French-held territory.
(d) To execute the naval portion of the military campaign.

12. How is Corbett characterized by Bonder?
(a) A hard-working, yet incompetent Captain.
(b) A milquetoast.
(c) Good, solid Captain.
(d) A sadistic tyrant.

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

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

15. What does Maturin believe is the basis of the strange personality?
(a) Mental in nature.
(b) He has no idea.
(c) He does not believe there is a reason.
(d) Physical in nature.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what is Stephen Maturin most known?

3. With what is Clonfert well acquainted?

4. What does Aubrey learn?

5. What is bothering Aubrey's family?

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