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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Maturin find the youngest midshipmen and in what condition?
(a) Hiding in the Sultan's palace and drunk.
(b) Drunken and reveling in a brothel.
(c) High on drugs in an opium den.
(d) In a mosque sitting quietly.

2. What does Maturin see as the reason for the Sultan's hesitancy towards the English?
(a) The Sultan's wife despises Fox.
(b) The Sultan's wife is sleeping with Wray.
(c) The Sultan is interested in one of the French delegation members.
(d) Ledward's influence over the cup-bearer.

3. How did the crew feel about Fox?
(a) Loved to listen to his stories.
(b) Liked him.
(c) Put him on a pedestal.
(d) Openly loathed him.

4. How many midshipmen does Diane have?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Seven.
(c) Six.
(d) Ten.

5. Why does Fox enlist a group of British diplomats to accompany him to Pulo Prabang?
(a) All of them want to go.
(b) For safety.
(c) To over match the French in numbers.
(d) He's not sure which expert he will need.

6. Why does Aubrey hold classes in seamanship and navigation for the midshipmen aboard?
(a) He is bored.
(b) He likes to teach.
(c) He takes their education seriously.
(d) The men begged him for classes.

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

8. Who is the Sultan's cup-bearer?
(a) Osama.
(b) Abdul.
(c) Mohammad.
(d) Hassan.

9. What do both delegations do after several days of preparation?
(a) Throw a large ball.
(b) Make their presentation to the Sultan.
(c) Get into a rash of duels.
(d) Request to meet with the Sultan.

10. What offer to the French has the Sultan officially rejected?
(a) Offer of safe conduct.
(b) Offer to allow a French embassy.
(c) Offer to align with the French.
(d) Offer to hear a presentation.

11. What have the midshipmen been doing with their journals on spherical trigonometry?
(a) Copying each other.
(b) Throwning sheets of it overboard.
(c) Tearing out the sheets.
(d) Burning some of its sheets.

12. Why was it critical when the wind died near Inaccessible Island?
(a) Diane was driven away from the island.
(b) Diane was caught in the coral reefs.
(c) Diane was being chased by a ship from the island.
(d) Diane was in a current that moved towards the island.

13. Why would the Sultan not want any French or English bodies found on his land?
(a) It is against his religion.
(b) It would cause disease.
(c) It would start a war.
(d) It would embarrass him.

14. Where is the Buddhist monastery Maturin visits?
(a) Napoli.
(b) Kumai.
(c) Yupalo.
(d) Lapai.

15. How did Maturin find Fox?
(a) Grating.
(b) Interesting.
(c) Funny.
(d) Intelligent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maturin bring the bodies in question #149 to Van Buren?

2. Why did Fox see much of Maturin?

3. How does Aubrey work the crew?

4. What does the Sultan announce shortly after the Sultan returns?

5. For what type of research is Van Buren known?

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