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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Unprosperous Voyage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A how-many-gun salute does El Supremo demand he have on boarding Lydia?
(a) 19
(b) 21
(c) 20
(d) 23

2. What does Captain Hornblower do at the same time every morning?
(a) He takes to the quarter deck and paces for an hour.
(b) He climbs the foremast.
(c) He drills his crew.
(d) He commands Lydia to beat to quarters.

3. What other communique was handed to Hornblower by the Spaniards who boarded Lydia?
(a) a letter from Lady Barbara requesting return passage to England.
(b) a dinner invitation to come ashore and dine with Spanish officials
(c) a letter with detailed plans on how to recapture Natividad
(d) a letter condemning Hornblower for handing Natividad to El Supremo

4. What could Lydia not hope to survive in her present condition?
(a) another sea battle
(b) the storms of Cape Horn
(c) an attack by pirates
(d) another seven months at sea

5. What does Hernandez mean by "unenlightened" men?
(a) men who deny El Supremo's divinity
(b) men who have never attended school
(c) non-religious men
(d) men who cannot read

Short Answer Questions

1. How many casualties did Lydia suffer in the battle with Natividad?

2. How is Lydia successful in taking Natividad?

3. What did Hornblower deplore about his body?

4. What did Hornblower do upon sighting land?

5. What does Captain Hornblower do on the same day Lady Barbara invited him to breakfast?

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