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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what type of work has Maturin been recently engaged?
(a) Collecting specimens.
(b) Teaching at the medical school.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Writing a novel.

2. What is the Diligence?
(a) The ship on which Aubrey, Maturin and Villiers sail to Enland.
(b) A fishing vessel of English registry.
(c) A merchant vessel of Canadian registry.
(d) A US vessel that is captured by the Shannon.

3. Who is pursuing Aubrey, Maturin and Villiers?
(a) The USS Mayflower.
(b) The Merrimack.
(c) The USS Constitution.
(d) The Monitor.

4. From where have Aubrey, Maturin and Villiers just escaped?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) An uprising in the West Indies.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Boston.

5. What is Harry Johnson's financial situation?
(a) He is extremely wealthy.
(b) He is penniless but is hoping for an investment in a slaver vessel to turn that around.
(c) His financial status is not mentioned.
(d) He is almost penniless having spent his fortune funding the revolutionary war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprises Captain Dalgliesh?

2. Who does Aubrey quote that misleads Amanda Smith?

3. What do Aubrey, Maturin and Villiers do to effect a return to England?

4. What is the Ariel?

5. What does the town do when the Shannon arrives?

(see the answer key)

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