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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the trail to the monastery called by the locals?
(a) The path of the soul.
(b) The 1,000 steps.
(c) The ladder of enlightenment.
(d) The stairs to heaven.

3. What is the primary reason Maturin contacts Van Buren?
(a) To enlist him on the side of the English delegation.
(b) To see his circulatory charts.
(c) To meet his wife.
(d) To ask him about brain surgery.

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

5. Where does Diane arrive at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Newington.
(b) Padoloudo.
(c) Greaves.
(d) Batavia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Fox see much of Maturin?

3. Why does Maturin purchase rare types of soil?

4. What type of demeanor did Fox most exhibit?

5. How is Abdul executed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Maturin go on a leave and how did he get there?

2. How does van Buren assist Maturin?

3. What kind of arrangements does Maturin make in Batavia and why?

4. Why can't Maturin collect specimens while on leave?

5. What is Fox's response to his situation and how does that affect Maturin?

6. How does Maturin and van Buren's relationship evolve?

7. What kind of daily observations does Aubrey take and why does he take them?

8. How does the crew work on the Diane and what does Aubrey do with them?

9. How is Abjul executed?

10. What kind of news about the French delegation does Raffles tell Aubrey?

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