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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aubrey know decreases the longer they are at sea?
(a) The men's technical skills.
(b) The likelihood of not being spotted by the French or prirates.
(c) The chance of intercepting the treasure ship.
(d) The men's morale.

2. Who greets Aubrey and his crew favorably?
(a) Some Dutch fishermen.
(b) Mr. Fielding.
(c) An English spy posing as a Frenchman.
(d) Their Turkish hosts.

3. Upon what criteria are promotions based?
(a) Social and class standing.
(b) Political connections.
(c) Experience and success.
(d) There are no set criteria.

4. What does Maturin learn when he dives for the treasure?
(a) The galley is floating just twenty feet below the surface.
(b) The galley sank in a canyon and it's too deep to approach.
(c) There is more than enough to make all of them wealthy for the rest of their lives.
(d) They were set up.

5. Who does Mauturin try to locate in Valletta?
(a) Lesueur.
(b) Dr. Graham.
(c) Bowfry.
(d) Mr. Wray.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Egyptian Wind?

2. What does Wray agree to in order to cancel his debt?

3. How does the fort that the men find appear?

4. What surprises Maturin about Mr. Fielding?

5. What ship do they find?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprise awaits Maturin when the Surprise gains a Turkish port?

2. What seems to demonstrate that Aubrey's failure to gain the treasure will not be held against him?

3. How do the men survive the remainder of their desert trek and in what kind of shape are they in at the end of their march?

4. How does the crew fare on their hike and who is the exception?

5. Who does the crew encounter while setting up camp?

6. What happens to the crew's supplies?

7. Why does Aubrey decide to commence training Mr. Maitland and Mr. Honey?

8. What concerns Aubrey about his failed mission with the treasure ship?

9. With what is the Admiral most concerned about the events surrounding the treasure ship's trickery?

10. How does Maturin learn that the galley is not carrying treasure?

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