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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 does Aubrey do daily concerning the ocean's waters?
(a) Charting the currents.
(b) Taking daily temperature readings.
(c) Taking daily saline readings.
(d) Charting the various color zones.

2. Why is Maturin unable to collect any specimens at the monastery?
(a) They are protected by Buddhist beliefs.
(b) He didn't bring any collection bottles.
(c) They are all too large.
(d) They are in a national wildlife preserve.

3. What kind of response does Diane have to sailing?
(a) About ordinary.
(b) Lively.
(c) Sluggish.
(d) Extremely fast and responsive but rides too low.

4. What has caused the riot in Pulo Prabang that is happening when Maturin returns from the monastery?
(a) The Sultan's wife was kidnapped.
(b) The Sultan's wife has caught the Sultan's catamite with Ledward and Wray.
(c) The Sultan's oldest son was kidnapped.
(d) The Sultan's wife lost her baby.

5. What was the sailing weather like for the Diane on her way to Pulo Prabang?
(a) Stormy and rough.
(b) Windless and slow.
(c) Fast and smooth.
(d) Sluggish.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Surprise completes its turn around the land in question #38 where does it sail?

2. What is Maturin supposed to do about the leader of the British delegation?

3. When does Surprise catch the ship in question #32?

4. What have the midshipmen been doing with their journals on spherical trigonometry?

5. From what does Standish suffer as Surprise continues her voyage?

(see the answer key)

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