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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ill omen occurs during the planning of the mission?
(a) Aubrey's sword slips out of its scabbard when he hands it to Maturin.
(b) Aubrey cannot find his map of the Grisholm area.
(c) Aubrey spills wine on the uniform Maturin is to don.
(d) Aubrey drops and breaks the glass in which he offers a toast.

2. What is the approximate crew capacity of the Ariel?
(a) About 112-120 men.
(b) About 270-300.
(c) About 25-40.
(d) About 50-75.

3. Who meets with D'Ullastret?
(a) Samaurez.
(b) Aubrey.
(c) Nelson.
(d) Hornblower.

4. What do Maturin and Jagiello do one foggy morning?
(a) Practice hand-to-hand combat.
(b) Jump overboard to save someone who fell off the flying bridge.
(c) Practice their swordplay.
(d) Go aloft.

5. Why does Ariel intervene in the chase?
(a) Ariel is much larger than the Jason.
(b) Jason signals them to do so.
(c) Aubrey sees it as easy prize money.
(d) Jason cannot close.

6. What disaster strikes the Ariel?
(a) Its pinion rudder breaks.
(b) There is an explosion onboard.
(c) The mizzenmast cracks.
(d) Its chronometer breaks.

7. What does Aubrey feel a few hours later?
(a) Ill as if he were poisoned.
(b) A premonition of disaster.
(c) That they are missing something in their planning.
(d) He has a massive headache.

8. What does Pellworm predict as he is put ashore?
(a) The weather to worsen.
(b) More disasters.
(c) A sneak attack by the French.
(d) The weather to break.

9. Who does Aubrey warn in a small boat?
(a) No one.
(b) Some fishermen.
(c) Some local scavengers.
(d) Some officers from the Minnie.

10. Why is Pellworm uncomfortable?
(a) He is afraid of encountering the French.
(b) He does not like the British.
(c) He does not like the Catalans.
(d) He says there are bad omens about the voyage.

11. From what does Hyde suffer?
(a) Severe headaches.
(b) Opium addiction.
(c) He transposes words as he speaks.
(d) Grief for his wife who died recently.

12. Who is known to be enroute to Grimsholm?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) The Duke of Wellington.
(c) French officers.
(d) Admiral Lord Nelson.

13. What moves into the area?
(a) A large storm system.
(b) A thick fog.
(c) A huge pod of bottlenose dolphins.
(d) A huge pod of humpback whales.

14. What do the Ariel and Humbug do cooperatively?
(a) Repairs the hole in Minnie's hull from the underground reef.
(b) Heave the Minnie off the mud flat.
(c) Capture the Minnie and straigten out her sails.
(d) Install a new mail sail on the Minnie.

15. What do Ariel and her transports manage to weather?
(a) A tsunami.
(b) A promontory.
(c) A rogue wave.
(d) High winds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aubrey call the view from the crow's nest?

2. Why would Aubrey pretend to chase the Minnie?

3. Why would Grisholm give the Minnie docking privileges?

4. Why is celestial navigation out of the question?

5. Who is Hyde?

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