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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what use does Aubrey grind lenses?

2. What have the French been doing on the ocean that is a problem?

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

4. On what type of mathematical problem is Aubrey working?

5. On what island does Maturin first land?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Maturin say is the reason he has come to see Aubrey?

2. What do Keating and Aubrey do on La Reunion?

3. What does the armada do and how does that go? How do the people of Mauritius feel about the British?

4. With what does Maturin enlist Mr. Cotton's help and how did it go?

5. What does Aubrey do after receiving his orders?

6. Where does the squadron go when it leaves Cape Town and what does Maturin do there?

7. What does the British squadron do to the French, how long does it last and why does it stop?

8. What happens when the squadron goes to Rodriguez and then where do they go and what happens there?

9. What does Pullings arrive in to help Aubrey and how does that turn out?

10. What does Clonfert do when Pym is doing something else?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mauritius and spreads anti-French propaganda, including the singularly decisive information that Napoleon has been subjected to the greater excommunication of the Catholic Church. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think it matters that much that a military officer and head of state has been excommunicated?

2. Would you be willing to follow someone who has been excommunicated if you are Catholic? If you are not Catholic, would you be willing to follow someone with very different religious viewpoints than your own? Why or why not?

3. Do you think it would matter to the American people if John Kennedy had been excommunicated when he was the President? What about to Catholic Americans?

Essay Topic 2

Much attention is given to the treatment of both wounds and illnesses by Maturin and McAdam. Maturin, in particular seems to be far more advanced than the typical doctor of that era. Discuss one of the following:

1. Compare/contrast the medical remedies Maturin uses in Mauritius to that which would be done in our modern world.

2. Many wars are partially, if not completely, determined by factors other than the actual fighting. One of those factors is disease. Research and discuss how epidemics/pandemics have influenced the outcome of three different wars throughout history.

3. Discuss some of the medical remedies Maturin performs/uses that were probably not used in that era.

Essay Topic 3

While Maturin is aboard Clonfert's vessel, he and McAdam, the Clonfert's surgeon, endlessly discuss whether it is worse to be addicted to alcohol (as McAdam) or opium (as Maturin). Discuss the following:

1. Do you think Maturin or McAdam's addiction is worse or about the same? Discuss using examples both from the text and your personal experience.

2. Do you think most people have one or more addictions? Why or why not?

3. Do you think some addictions are harder to discontinue than others? Why or why not?

4. Should one strive to be completely without addictions of any sort? Why or why not?

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