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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 are Aubrey and Maturin doing as they sail?
(a) Playing chess.
(b) Discussing the war.
(c) Playing whist.
(d) Reading their letters from home.

2. For what does the Surprise ready?
(a) An encounter with the 2nd Naval Fleet under Admiral Leighton.
(b) An encounter with a French war brig.
(c) Its first at-sea inspection by the captain.
(d) An encounter with a hurricane.

3. How is the dinner conversation?
(a) Lively.
(b) Strained and stilted.
(c) Ambiguous.
(d) Crude.

4. What do Aubrey and the crew do every morning?
(a) Check the cannonades.
(b) Flood the ballast and pump out the seawater.
(c) Have an officer's meeting and an enlisted men's meeting.
(d) Look over the rigging carefully.

5. Who speaks freely?
(a) Maturin.
(b) Aubrey and Clarissa.
(c) Only Clarissa.
(d) Only Aubrey.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country does Port Jackson lie?

2. What does Martin accept from Maturin?

3. What does Aubrey encounter in their first port of call?

4. How has Clarissa modified her wedding dress?

5. How does Aubrey occupy his time when not commanding the ship?

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