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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the midshipmen feel about their class on spherical trigonometry?
(a) They find it boring.
(b) They like it.
(c) They think it's exciting.
(d) They have no opinion.

2. How does Fox act towards Maturin after the affair in question #154?
(a) With great delight.
(b) With overly friendly conversation.
(c) Angry and belittling.
(d) With arrogance and hostility.

3. What does Fox decide to do with the Diane stuck?
(a) Get off on the island.
(b) Get drunk.
(c) Set off in the ship's best boat.
(d) Arrest Aubrey.

4. Why is the Inaccessible Island given that name?
(a) The huge coral reef that surrounds it.
(b) The sheer cliffs that rise out of the water.
(c) The bogs along the shore.
(d) The type of people who live there.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What two bodies does Maturin bring to Van Buren?

2. Why will Diane be going to Pulo Prabang?

3. Why did the Diane run aground?

4. At what function does the British delegation act in grossly flattering ways?

5. What is the first action Aubrey takes to get the Diane ungrounded?

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