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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. What does Maturin call tormina?

2. What two ships does Aubrey capture the first few days of his voyage?

3. How does Aubrey respond to Bertie's orders?

4. How does Aubrey feel about the captain of the Sirius?

5. What are the gardens like around Aubrey's home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why are England and France at war?

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

5. Where does the squadron go after the ships are separated and what makes Aubrey angry?

6. Who will be meeting the French force at Mauritius?

7. What do the men see during the voyage on Clonfert's ship and what does McAdams call it?

8. How does Clonfert react to Aubrey's victory and how does McAdam respond?

9. What happened to Corbett's ship?

10. Who does Maturin meet up with accidentally and what does that person tell him?

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

Chapters 7 and 8 see Aubrey's command fall from the pinnacle of early success to the nearly catastrophic as unrestrained personal egos lead British forces to constant defeat. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think Aubrey tolerates his fleet taking so much independent action? Do you think he has a choice?

2. One of the traits of a good leader is to not over lead, yet offer enough leadership for the success of the mission. Analyze one battle from with this idea in mind and decide if Aubrey is a good leader.

3. What other traits of a good leader does Aubrey demonstrate?

4. Are there any leadership traits that Aubrey seems to lack? What are they?

Essay Topic 3

Aubrey chooses to wreck one of the ships in his fleet in order to provide a favorable landing situation. This is considered an "acceptable loss." Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think Aubrey believes the loss of the ship is acceptable? Explain with examples.

2. Many wars are fought under the assumption of "acceptable losses." Usually it is the common foot soldier who is doing most of the dying. In fact, the term "cannon fodder," is often used to describe infantry who are killed by the hundreds gaining small hills or bits of land, sometimes to lose the same piece of "real estate" several times with continuing loss of life. Is this truly acceptable?

3. Sometimes some will say that wars would be few and far between if those who decided to go to war had to be in the front lines. Do you think that would make a difference?

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