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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maturin spend his time and money doing?
(a) Putting in medical supplies.
(b) Buying specimen jars and preservatives.
(c) Various machinations to deny the French resupply at various ports.
(d) Learning how to play cricket.

2. Between whom is a treaty arranged?
(a) The Sultan of Kymer and Great Britian.
(b) The Chief of Prbango and Great Britian.
(c) The Chief of the Dyaks and Great Britian.
(d) The Sultan of Pulo Prabang and Great Britian.

3. What does Maturin do to supplement the food supply?
(a) Hunt wild pigs.
(b) Gather roots and berries.
(c) Capture wild goats to milk.
(d) Fish.

4. What is the purpose of the modification?
(a) So Cornélie will try to treat with the "pirates."
(b) To add some heavy cannon.
(c) To allow the Nutmeg of Consolation to get close to Cornélie.
(d) So the ship will be able to sustain heavy cannon fire.

5. Who appears on the horizon?
(a) An American privateer.
(b) The French man-o-war.
(c) Surprise.
(d) The HMS Shannon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Cornélie do?

2. Why do several new men join the crew?

3. What does Aubrey signal Pullings to do?

4. For what purpose are the bribes?

5. Who does Aubrey's ship transport?

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