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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hornblower have the Spanish officers from Natividad shackled below on Lydia?
(a) to save them from being executed by El Supremo
(b) to keep them from fighting back
(c) to teach them the superiority of the English
(d) to hold them 'til their flogging

2. What request did Hornblower make of El Supremo?
(a) to untie the "unenlightened" men he had staked in the sun
(b) to re-stock Lydia with food, water and other necessities
(c) to sail with him to Panama
(d) to come to dinner aboard the Lydia

3. How long after sighting the Horn had Hornblower brought Lydia to her destination?
(a) six weeks
(b) seven weeks
(c) 3 months
(d) seven months

4. How does El Supremo view his subjects?
(a) as loyal servants
(b) as his children
(c) as beasts
(d) as his enemies

5. How many guns did the Natividad have on board?
(a) 36
(b) 50
(c) 46
(d) 40

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower do when the Natividad is first sighted?

2. Who was the first member of the crew to be publicly flogged?

3. Where does Hornblower conclude Lydia has made perfect landfall?

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

5. What did Hornblower feel bred mutiny?

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