3. 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) Little variation.
(c) The routine is different everyday.
(d) Each man's routine changed every six hours.

4. How is Abdul executed?
(a) Peppering.
(b) Hanging.
(c) Shot by firing squad.
(d) Quartered with horses.

5. What was the sailing weather like for the Diane on her way to Pulo Prabang?
(a) Stormy and rough.
(b) Fast and smooth.
(c) Windless and slow.
(d) Sluggish.

6. What does Maturin think of the French presentation to the Sultan?
(a) It was precise but inspiring.
(b) It was uninspiring.
(c) It was interesting.
(d) It was dynamic.

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

8. What subject does Fox avoid and leave his medical visit?
(a) Politics.
(b) Sexuality.
(c) Treason.
(d) War.

9. What does Dumesnil tell Aubrey about the Cornelie?
(a) It is faster than the Diane.
(b) It is there for smuggling against the Sultan.
(c) It is careened and needs repairs.
(d) It has been seized by the Sultan.

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

11. How does Aubrey find the group of diplomats?
(a) Irritating in an ambiguous way.
(b) Interesting.
(c) Willing to learn about the ship.
(d) Ignorant but enthusiastic.

12. What kind of response does Diane have to sailing?
(a) Lively.
(b) Extremely fast and responsive but rides too low.
(c) About ordinary.
(d) Sluggish.

13. For what type of research is Van Buren known?
(a) His work on whales and dolphins.
(b) His work on mammalian spleens.
(c) His work on the circulatory system in mammals.
(d) His work on human brains.

14. What charts does Aubrey hope to improve?
(a) Those given to him by the Admirality.
(b) Those he obtained from the Hudson Bay Company.
(c) Those produced by Alexander von Humboldt.
(d) Those drawn up by the East Indies Trade Company.

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