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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who owns the vessel?
(a) Aubrey.
(b) The Dutch government.
(c) The English naval department.
(d) Maturin.

2. Where is Clarissa Oakes?
(a) On board Aubrey's vessel.
(b) In Port-au-Prince.
(c) In Port Jackson.
(d) In Java.

3. With whom does Aubrey confer in Aubrey's cabin?
(a) Pullings.
(b) Maturin.
(c) Jones.
(d) Oates.

4. Who is Clarissa Oakes?
(a) The daughter of the Egyptian consulate.
(b) A stowaway.
(c) The wife of Maturin's cousin.
(d) Aubrey's sister-in-law.

5. Where has the other patient which Maturin is examining been?
(a) Machu Pichu.
(b) Galapagos.
(c) Easter Island.
(d) San Francisco.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Aubrey find the Surprise?

2. How does narration characterize their mission?

3. What vessel are Aubrey and Maturin sailing?

4. In what does Maturin become involved?

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

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