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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. How many guns does the H.M.S. Lydia have on board?
(a) 50
(b) 36
(c) 26
(d) 60
2. How many guns does Natividad have on board?
(a) 36
(b) 46
(c) 40
(d) 50
3. What did Crespo do that shocked the Spanish sailing master and his mates?
(a) He tossed the image of the Virgin and Child overboard.
(b) He spat on the deck.
(c) He acted in such a way to make it appear he was a homosexual.
(d) He ordered the Spanish sailing master to be flogged.
4. Why does Hornblower think he was selected for this mission?
(a) he had such a good record as a ship's captain
(b) he had friends high up in the Admiralty
(c) he spoke Spanish, having been a Spanish prisoner of war
(d) he had sailed to South America before
5. How long after sighting the Horn had Hornblower brought Lydia to her destination?
(a) 3 months
(b) seven months
(c) seven weeks
(d) six weeks
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Polwheal?
2. What had long been a dream of the British government?
3. Where exactly in South America was Hornblower expected to open trade for England?
4. What had Hornblower resolved to do on this voyage that he hadn't done previously?
5. How many decks did the Spanish ship Natividad have?
Short Essay Questions
1. What appears on the beach the morning after Hornblower's visit to El Supremo's palace?
2. Describe Alvarado whom Hornblower was ordered to help in a rebellion against Spain?
3. Describe Captain Hornblower's appearance?
4. Describe the incident which took place in the village near where Lydia was anchored?
5. What does Hornblower do with the captured officers and crew of Natividad?
6. What is the stragegy that El Supremo lays out to Hornblower about conquest?
7. What does El Supremo demand upon boarding Natividad and why is it meaningless?
8. Describe Lydia, the ship Hornblower was a captain of.
9. Describe the actual battle that ensues after Lydia takes Navtividad by surprise?
10. What is the strategy Hornblower devises to capture Natividad, though it is larger and has more guns than the Lydia has?
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