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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Reade do?
(a) Falls off the topsail rigging.
(b) Falls and lands on a marlinspike.
(c) Falls overboard.
(d) Falls off the flying bridge.

2. What vessel are Aubrey and Maturin sailing?
(a) Surprise.
(b) Java.
(c) Leopold.
(d) Shannon.

3. In what country does Port Jackson lie?
(a) The Ottoman Empire.
(b) New Zealand.
(c) Australia.
(d) Mozambique.

4. What is the name of the good harbor on Moahu?
(a) Pabay.
(b) Pukukua.
(c) Swali.
(d) Moakula.

5. Who rules the South end of Moahu?
(a) The Dutch.
(b) The French.
(c) Mikalii.
(d) Puolani.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Surprise put in?

2. What are Aubrey and Maturin doing as they sail?

3. Who performs the marriage ceremony between Oakes and Clarissa?

4. What port do they depart at the opening of the story?

5. What is the approximate date at the opening of the novel?

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