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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what type of home does Captain Aubrey live?
(a) A castle.
(b) A townhouse.
(c) A farmhouse.
(d) A country cottage.

3. How would Aubrey describe his wife's mother?
(a) A gentle soul.
(b) A loudmouthed and overbearing woman.
(c) Quiet and unassuming.
(d) Sweet but not very bright.

4. What do McAdam and Maturin discuss?
(a) Clonfert's strange personality.
(b) Maturin's love of nature.
(c) Corbett's strange personality.
(d) Aubrey's strange personality.

5. What is a characteristic of McAdam?
(a) He is timid.
(b) He drinks heavily.
(c) He smokes heavily.
(d) He is effeminate.

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

7. What is Napoleon trying to conquer?
(a) Turkey.
(b) All of Europe.
(c) East Africa.
(d) China.

8. 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.

9. How far is Mauritius when the squadron sets sail?
(a) 1085 miles.
(b) 2885 miles.
(c) 5000 miles.
(d) 1500 miles.

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

11. What does Maturin call tormina?
(a) Physcial cramping and anxiety.
(b) A muscle cramp in the thigh.
(c) The inability to catch one's breath.
(d) A headache band around the forehead.

12. What does Aubrey have the squadron do continually?
(a) Practice gunnery and seamanship.
(b) Maintain black out at night.
(c) Maintain a speed of 12 knots.
(d) Change crews.

13. Why doesn't Aubrey have a command?
(a) He is on sick leave.
(b) There are more captains than ships.
(c) His ship was sunk.
(d) He is on leave.

14. Who reaches Cape Town?
(a) Boadicea.
(b) HMS Roland.
(c) Exeter.
(d) Leopard.

15. What is bothering Aubrey's family?
(a) Stress and penury.
(b) Aubrey's inventions being stolen.
(c) Maturin's visit.
(d) The war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aubrey learn?

2. For what use does Aubrey grind lenses?

3. Which vessel is the flagship of the squadron?

4. What kind of reputation does Lord Clonfert have?

5. Who is Colonel Keating?

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