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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Dutch ship does the Nutmeg of Consolation encounter?
(a) Araetjeer.
(b) Alkmaar.
(c) Roetgen.
(d) Reetjik.

2. What does Aubrey share with Pullings?
(a) His belief that Pullings should have his own command.
(b) His misgivings about Oakes and Miller.
(c) His misgivings about the Nutmeg Consolation.
(d) His ideas about the upcoming battle.

3. Who does Maturin offend?
(a) Governor Greeves.
(b) No one.
(c) Captain Lowe.
(d) Captain Connor.

4. Who does Maturin encounter that he knows on the trip on the junk?
(a) One of the Chinese.
(b) One of the sailors on the French privateer.
(c) One of the sailors on the French frigate.
(d) One of the pirates.

5. What does Maturin discover in the hold of the ship?
(a) Rats have gnawed into the chest with the coca leaves.
(b) A hole that is slowly filling the hold with water.
(c) A stowaway.
(d) Oakes drinking whiskey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do they find when they enter the harbor?

2. How does Aubrey modify the Nutmeg of Consolation?

3. Whose history and customs does the crew discuss?

4. What does Maturin want to do about the Cornélie?

5. What do the attackers do as they retreat?

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