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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the grim nemesis awaiting men with open wounds in those pre-antiseptic days?
(a) gangrene
(b) typhoid fever
(c) amputation
(d) tentanus

2. What does Hornblower order the surgeon to give to the wounded men?
(a) tea and scones
(b) morphine
(c) laudanum and rum
(d) whiskey and bread

3. What does Hornblower see on his way to the palace?
(a) dead and near-dead men shackled in the sun
(b) strange exotic foliage
(c) a native wedding procession
(d) a herd of wild boar

4. What did Hornblower do when he didn't know how to respond to something someone said?
(a) He cleared his throat with a "Ha-----h'm"
(b) He lied
(c) He agreed with whatever was said
(d) He blushed

5. Who was Galbraith?
(a) helmsman
(b) steward, originally from Wales
(c) 3rd Lieutenant originally from Scotland
(d) coxswain, originally from Ireland

Short Answer Questions

1. What card game did Hornblower like to play?

2. With whom should Hornblower open communication to receive further orders as soon as it was convenient?

3. What does Hernandez mean by "unenlightened" men?

4. How is Lydia damaged during the fierce sea battle with Natividad?

5. Until Lydia had made harbor what was the favorite dish in the midshipman's berth?

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