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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of vessel does Aubrey wish to capture?
(a) A local traonsport of small vessel that Grimsholm knows.
(b) A slaver ship.
(c) A merchant vessel of French registry.
(d) Any that he can find since he can redo the markings.

3. Who is Jagiello?
(a) A young officer of the Swedish service.
(b) One of the sailmen.
(c) A character in a Shakespeare play that Maturin is reading.
(d) A pirate for whom Ariel has hired for advising.

4. How is the crew of the Ariel?
(a) About 80 percent are on their first sea assignment.
(b) Generally knowlegeable but not ambitious.
(c) Disciplined and well trained.
(d) Slovenly.

5. How is Aubrey further slandered?
(a) Grant claims Aubrey did not sink Waakzaamheid, a Dutch ship-of-war, but a nondescript transport.
(b) Grant claims Aubrey collaborated with the Americans while in Boston.
(c) Amanda Smith writes and claims she is pregnant by him.
(d) Amanda Smith shows up in England and confronts Aubrey's wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is known to be enroute to Grimsholm?

2. With whose fleet does the Ariel rendezvous?

3. What ship are Aubrey, Maturin and Villiers aboard?

4. What happens to the original communiqué Broke writes about the Shannon's encounter?

5. Who is Amanda Smith?

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