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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the assistant surgeon on the Surprise?
(a) Thomas Moss.
(b) Nathaniel Martin.
(c) Joseph Geller.
(d) Stewart Blaginton.

2. Over what does Maturin quibble at the dinner?
(a) Whether the wine is sour.
(b) A few pence being deducted from his account.
(c) The way the beef is cooked.
(d) How the waiter served them.

3. Upon what subject does Maturin and the man in question #33 disagree?
(a) Polictics concerning Ireland.
(b) Whether medicine is an art or a science.
(c) Whether England has the right to impress sailors.
(d) Whether he should marry Maturin's sister.

4. How does Aubrey feel about Standish's problem?
(a) Angry.
(b) He finds it humorous.
(c) Sympathetic.
(d) Irritated.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was a former loblolly who Maturin knew arrested and transported?

2. What is Aubrey's primary goal in captaining the Surprise?

3. Why is Maturin concerned about the person he spotted on the ship in question #32?

4. What is Aubrey's personal new orders?

5. What is the conversation mostly about during dinner ashore before the Surprise leaves?

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