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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How prosperous is the China fleet?
(a) They are carrying about three million pounds sterling.
(b) They have cargo totaling one million pounds sterling.
(c) The goods are valued at six million pounds sterling.
(d) They have goods and cash worth about six hundred pounds sterling.

2. During their short trip in the rowboat, what surprising weather catches Nicolls and Maturin off guard?
(a) A prolonged calm.
(b) A sudden and severe storm.
(c) A cooling breeze.
(d) The extreme heat.

3. What two men occasionally play music on the ship during the voyage to India?
(a) Aubrey and Maturin.
(b) Two of the crew,
(c) Mr. White and Pullings.
(d) Stanhope and Atkins.

4. What is Canning's religious background?
(a) He's a Roman Catholic priest.
(b) His religious affiliation is unknown.
(c) He's a clergyman in the Church of England.
(d) He's Jewish.

5. What new symptoms does Stanhope display after leaving Bombay?
(a) He loses his sight.
(b) He succumbs to scurvy.
(c) He vomits blood and convulses.
(d) He develops a rash.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Mr. White and Mr. Berkeley second guess their effort to come on the voyage of the H.M.S. Surprise?

2. Who leads the French Armada?

3. Sophie talks to Maturin in chapter one about the temporary assignment of whom?

4. What close friend do Sophie and Dr. Stephen Maturin have in common?

5. What benefit does Mr. Hervey's uncle arrange for Aubrey in Bombay?

(see the answer key)

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