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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Aubrey slips past a huge iceberg?
(a) An American frigate meets him on the other side.
(b) He clips a piece of the ice and stoves in his hull.
(c) His foremast cracks.
(d) It calves off.

2. What kind of philosophy does the owner of the Franklin espouse?
(a) Man should exist in a state of anarchy.
(b) He has no philosophy of life.
(c) All men are equal and society should be classless and stateless.
(d) All nations should be ruled by a king or queen.

3. Why does Maturin avoid Dutourd?
(a) He thinks he is boring.
(b) He might recognize Maturin.
(c) He has had a bad fight with him.
(d) He wants to set a good example.

4. Who good is Aubrey at predicting Franklin's movements?
(a) With seeming omniscience.
(b) It is hit and miss.
(c) He is not trying to predict Franklin's movements.
(d) He can't figure out what Franklin is doing at all.

5. What does Maturin's group detour to see?
(a) An alpine lake.
(b) A new species of gorilla.
(c) A rare species of indigent deerlike creatures.
(d) A tribe heretofore never known about.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the owner of Franklin?

2. How does Aubrey refer to Dutourd's ideas?

3. What does Aubrey hope to gain by heading south?

4. What does Aubrey do about Franklin?

5. What is the worst situation on Franklin?

(see the answer key)

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