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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Effendi?
(a) An Iman.
(b) A leader in Mubara.
(c) A monk.
(d) A Rabbi.

2. Who follows Aubrey dutifully?
(a) Ponto.
(b) Brown.
(c) Maturin.
(d) Pullings.

3. Where does the admiral live?
(a) In an apartment overlooking the bay.
(b) In a large country estate.
(c) On board his private vessel.
(d) At the end of a long, dry, dirt road.

4. How does one gain rank in the British navy?
(a) By putting in the time required for each rank level.
(b) Through family connections.
(c) Through successful battles and conquests.
(d) Through political ties.

5. Over what do Maturin and Aubrey argue concerning the ship?
(a) Whether or not Maturin's new purchase will fit on board.
(b) Whether the ship can be made seaworthy.
(c) Whether Aubrey will allow Maturin to pay for some of the expense of its repairs.
(d) Whether the ship should be retrofitted with several new cannons.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what event does the arrival coincide?

2. What happens to Ponto one night?

3. What is the Gulf of Suez?

4. How do the people of Mubara view Aubrey's haste?

5. What is the Dromedary?

(see the answer key)

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