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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What floats around Surprise in the ocean?
(a) Porous rock from the meteorites.
(b) Jelly fish by the thousands.
(c) Dead sea creatures.
(d) Phosphoric acid.

2. How does Franklin compare to Surprise in size?
(a) It is smaller and lighter.
(b) It is smaller but very heavy due to its guns.
(c) It is larger and heavier.
(d) It is larger but lighter.

3. With what is Franklin armed?
(a) Carronades taken from Surprise's ballast.
(b) It has five eight pound cannon.
(c) It has two sixteen pounders, one in front, one in back.
(d) It has no armament.

4. How is the barometer reacting to conditions?
(a) Falling rapidly.
(b) Holding steady.
(c) Going up and down.
(d) Rising rapidly.

5. What does Franklin's hold contain?
(a) Valuable cargo.
(b) Salted fish.
(c) Rocks for ballast.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Reade do that slows down Surprise?

2. What does a shot from Franklin do to Surprise?

3. What does Aubrey consider the owner of the Franklin to be on Surprise?

4. How does the crew feel about the conditions around Surprise?

5. What is wrong with most of Franklin's crew who aren't injured?

(see the answer key)

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