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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Lydia successful in taking Natividad?
(a) by hiding behind an island and taking Natividad by surprise
(b) by using her cannonades
(c) by superior crew skills
(d) by Hornblower's talent as a captain

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

3. What did the burgoo the captain ate for breakfast consist of?
(a) a mixture of mashed biscuit crumbs and minced salt beef
(b) black extract of burnt bread
(c) dry bread crusts and milk
(d) rum and scones

4. Who was the first member of the crew to be publicly flogged?
(a) a red-headed Irishman who played the fiddle
(b) Lieutenant Samuel Simmonds
(c) Owen, a half-wit
(d) Hornblower's steward, Polwheal

5. What card game did Hornblower like to play?
(a) poker
(b) whist
(c) bridge
(d) canasta

Short Answer Questions

1. How do El Supremos' officers quell the crew after they take over Natividad?

2. How many decks did the Spanish ship Natividad have?

3. How many British casualties are there during the capturing of Natividad?

4. What was the only land Hornblower had had a glimpse of during the seven-month voyage?

5. Hornblower had been how many years at sea?

(see the answer key)

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