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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the various religious groups' men do when aboard ship?
(a) Each group has a lay minister.
(b) They each have a service once a month.
(c) Don't worship at all.
(d) Worship as Anglicans.

2. What does Maturin do when his and Martin's relationship is almost hostile?
(a) He has Franklin's chaplain talk to Martin.
(b) Maturin retires.
(c) He goes to Aubrey.
(d) He has Martin transferred to Franklin.

3. What does Maturin conclude about Martin?
(a) Martin considers himself unclean with sin.
(b) Martin doesn't see any problem with smoking coca.
(c) Martin thinks he is above the law.
(d) Martin thinks he is a physician.

4. What does Franklin do to lighten her load?
(a) Pumps freshwater into the ocean.
(b) Cuts the rope to the spare anchor.
(c) Tosses two cannons over board.
(d) Throws out all the seamen's trunks.

5. What does Surprise find out is the source of what was thought to be mortar fire?
(a) Fireworks from an island.
(b) Cannon fire from a Spanish galleon.
(c) A group of meteorites.
(d) Firebombs from a volcano.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Franklin want to lighten her load?

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

4. What does Maturin think about concerning his arrival in Peru?

5. Upon what type of navigation do the ships in this era rely?

(see the answer key)

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