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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Maturin and Aubrey's relationship?
(a) Brothers.
(b) Cousins.
(c) Acquaintances.
(d) Close friends.

2. How much variation is there on the Diane as the sailing days continue?
(a) There was days of no variation with different days between.
(b) Each man's routine changed every six hours.
(c) Little variation.
(d) The routine is different everyday.

3. Why did Fox see much of Maturin?
(a) He was an amateur naturalist.
(b) He was interested in medicine.
(c) He was a hypochondriac.
(d) He liked Maturin.

4. After Surprise completes its turn around the land in question #38 where does it sail?
(a) Down the west coast of Ireland.
(b) Across the Black Sea.
(c) Across the north coast of England.
(d) East of the Iberian Peninsula.

5. Maturin thinks about his earlier life living in a country in Chapter 2. What is that country?
(a) Portugal.
(b) Russia.
(c) Ireland.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Aubrey do about his new orders?

3. What is the crew like on the Diane?

4. Why does Aubrey hold classes in seamanship and navigation for the midshipmen aboard?

5. Who is the surgeon aboard the Diane?

(see the answer key)

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