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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Aubrey weather the storm?
(a) Black Sea.
(b) Bay of Biscay.
(c) Sea of Bengali.
(d) Mediterranean Sea.

2. Who begins to assist Maturin in sick bay?
(a) Wogan.
(b) Grant.
(c) Martin.
(d) Herapath.

3. What does Maturin do about the prisoners' illness?
(a) Cures it with medicine.
(b) He has no treatment for it.
(c) Tries to contain it.
(d) He allows it to spread so people will become immune.

4. What does Aubrey try to do when Babbington calls him to the deck?
(a) Go north against the wind.
(b) Court martial Grant.
(c) Sail away from a large ice island.
(d) Pull in near a large island.

5. How many sailors are allowed liberty at the next stop?
(a) One third of the crew at a time.
(b) Anyone who was not recovering from illness.
(c) Half the crew at a time.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maturin do right after the Dutch ship sinks?

2. Why do they take ice aboard the ship?

3. What happens to the rudder when they pull away from the iceberg?

4. About what does Babbington warn Grant?

5. How does Maturin feel about his manipulations of Wogan and Herapath?

(see the answer key)

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