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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 type of armament does the Cornélie possess?
(a) A mixture of heavy, medium and light cannon.
(b) Carronades.
(c) Heavy cannon.
(d) Light cannon.

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

3. What does Fox leave with his clerk?
(a) A sketch of the treaty territories.
(b) A copy of the treaty.
(c) A thousand pounds.
(d) Nothing.

4. Whose nests does Maturin find?
(a) Robins.
(b) Swifts.
(c) Terns.
(d) Sea Eagles.

5. What must Aubrey do to ensure an English victory?
(a) Wait for the Cornélie to use up her powder.
(b) Have the first strike.
(c) Stay a long range from the Cornélie.
(d) Get quite close to the Cornélie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Aubrey's ship transport?

2. What does Aubrey share with Pullings?

3. With whom does Aubrey share his thoughts?

4. To whom does Maturin give bribes?

5. Who is Lieutenant Jean-Pierrre Dumesnil?

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