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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Surprise spot before making port?
(a) A counterclockwise whirlpool.
(b) An eclipse of the sun.
(c) A group of natives waiting on the shore with weapons.
(d) An awkward craft coming from shore.

2. What type of cargo is the ship in question #91 carrying?
(a) Whale oil.
(b) Silk cloth.
(c) Gold doubloons.
(d) Cannon ammunition.

3. What is Maturin told about Vidal and Dutrourd?
(a) That Vidal and Dutourd are no longer friends.
(b) That Vidal is becoming very attached to Dutroud.
(c) That Vidal is angry at Duroud.
(d) That Vidal plans to jump ship with Dutourd.

4. To where does Maturin want to travel?
(a) Peru.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Boston.

5. What kind of news does the Englishman give Aubrey?
(a) The Spanish western Amanda is close.
(b) The Spanish have four battleships in a blockade of Peru.
(c) There is an American privateer nearby.
(d) There is a French privateer nearby.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what port does Surprise and her prizes stop in Chapter 6?

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

3. Who does Gayongos say is spreading information about Maturin?

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

5. What did the woman's presence on board do to the crew?

(see the answer key)

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