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

2. How does Van Buren feel about the French?
(a) He hates them.
(b) He is married to one.
(c) He loves them.
(d) He is indifferent to them.

3. What rank is Aubrey after reinstatement?
(a) Rear captain.
(b) Admiral.
(c) Post captain.
(d) Commander.

4. What does Maturin contemplate doing so Surprise can't catch the ship from question #32?
(a) Throw off the compass with a magnet.
(b) Induce a temporary illness in the crew.
(c) Rip a mainsail.
(d) Talk to Aubrey.

5. Who greets the arrival of Fox enthusiastically at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Admiral Hinesby.
(b) Governor Matterhorn.
(c) Commander Porter.
(d) Governor Raffles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two types of animals does Maturin particularly enjoy watching at the monastery?

2. What does Maturin tell Aubrey about the riot?

3. Why does Fox enlist a group of British diplomats to accompany him to Pulo Prabang?

4. What type of port, politically, is Pulo Prabang?

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

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