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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 play up?
(a) A minor injury that Aubrey suffers.
(b) A minor injury that he suffers.
(c) A minor injury on a child.
(d) The wonder of birds' nest soup.

2. Who is Lieutenant Jean-Pierrre Dumesnil?
(a) A double agent and friend of Maturin.
(b) The commander of the French man-o-war.
(c) An acquaintance of Aubrey's.
(d) The commander of the Triton.

3. What is the name of their ship that wrecked?
(a) HMS Leopard.
(b) HMS Shannon.
(c) HMS Surprise.
(d) HMS Diane.

4. How does Maturin spend the next few days after collapsing?
(a) Sleeping and eating.
(b) In a semi-delirious state.
(c) Resting and reading his nature books.
(d) Creating a concoction for his problem.

5. Where are the nests?
(a) In huge rubber trees.
(b) On the cliffs overlooking the ocean.
(c) In vast caves.
(d) Buried in the sand.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owns the Chinese junk?

2. Who is presumed lost at sea?

3. What does Aubrey do with the cannons?

4. Between whom is a treaty arranged?

5. What is the purpose of the modification?

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