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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who had smuggled a woman aboard the Surprise a few months previous?
(a) A midshipman.
(b) One of the officers.
(c) Aubrey.
(d) Martin.

2. Why has West left the Royal Navy?
(a) He is disgraced.
(b) He retired.
(c) He wanted to work for himself.
(d) He has on temporary assignment with Surprise.

3. What did the woman's presence on board do to the crew?
(a) Made the crew fearful because woman are bad luck on ships.
(b) Cause a lot of physical violence.
(c) Did not affect the crew at all.
(d) Ruined morale.

4. Of what does Vidal complain to Maturin?
(a) Not getting enough pain killers.
(b) Salt sores.
(c) Dutourd's speeches.
(d) Being on the Franklin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of work does Maturin do for the crown?

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

3. What seems to happen to the water below the ship?

4. How are the winds behaving by the end of Chapter 1?

5. What is the worst situation on Franklin?

(see the answer key)

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