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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Dromedary?
(a) The ship which brings Maturin his new purchase.
(b) The ship that is part of Aubrey's prize money.
(c) A tavern on the each of the desert.
(d) The ship that Aubrey worked on under Admiral Hartley.

2. When do Aubrey and his men travel?
(a) Evenings and early mornings.
(b) All night.
(c) All night and early morning.
(d) All day.

3. Against whom is England fighting during Treason's Harbor?
(a) China.
(b) France.
(c) The United States.
(d) Ireland.

4. Who is Andrew Wray?
(a) Aubrey's First Lieutenant.
(b) Mrs. Fielding's lover.
(c) An idealist on the side of the French.
(d) Maturin's good botanist friend.

5. Why is Aubrey disappointed about the admiral he visits?
(a) The admiral is unfriendly to Aubrey.
(b) That the man has declined so severely in such a short time.
(c) The admiral has become a drunk.
(d) Aubrey thinks he might be spying for the French.

6. About whom does Graham worry?
(a) Maturin.
(b) Lesueur.
(c) Mrs. Fielding.
(d) Aubrey.

7. Who is Ponto?
(a) Maturin's valet.
(b) Mrs. Fielding's dog.
(c) Mrs. Fielding's guard.
(d) The cook on the Surprise.

8. Why does Aubrey not hold Maturin's closeness to Mrs. Fielding against Maturin?
(a) Because Aubrey knows Maturin and Mrs. Fielding are not having an affair.
(b) Because Maturin has learned Mr. Fielding is dead and Maturin wants to marry Mrs. Fielding.
(c) Because Aubrey knows Maturin has been lonely and depressed.
(d) Because of Aubrey and Maturin's friendship.

9. With what event does the arrival coincide?
(a) Easter.
(b) Yom Kippur.
(c) Ramadan.
(d) None.

10. What do Aubrey and Maturin share?
(a) An appreciation for music.
(b) A hatred of the Irish.
(c) A hatred of all things Dutch.
(d) An appreciation for the natural sciences.

11. What does Dr. Graham enjoy doing as a pastime?
(a) Cricket.
(b) Playing whist.
(c) Searching for new organisms.
(d) Playing bridge.

12. For what is Aubrey grateful?
(a) A chance to stop in Tahiti for Maturin's sake.
(b) Being able to set sail.
(c) A promotion while in Malta.
(d) A chance to go to England to see his newborn twins.

13. What is happening to many of Aubrey's best men?
(a) They are leaving naval service.
(b) They are being hired by other Captains.
(c) They are being promoted to other positions.
(d) They are getting into brawls in the taverns and being badly injured.

14. Who is Stephen Maturin?
(a) The surgeon aboard the Leopard.
(b) Another Navy Captain.
(c) Aubrey's nemesis.
(d) The surgeon aboard the Surprise.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does one gain rank in the British navy?

2. Why does Aubrey request camels immediately?

3. Where are a group of British Navy officers gathered at the opening of Treason's Harbor?

4. How do Aubrey and his crew travel in the desert?

5. What secret occupation does Graham have in common with Maturin?

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