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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16, 17, and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are more reliable methods not tried first?
(a) They are more expensive.
(b) McCullum needs to be there and he's not yet up to it.
(c) They are more dangerous.
(d) They work much more slowly.

2. From where has the Prince fled?
(a) A Dutch prison.
(b) Napoleon's conquest of Europe.
(c) A Spanish prison.
(d) The Bastille.

3. What is procured at Oxford?
(a) A fresh crew.
(b) A room at a plush inn.
(c) An arrest warrant for the drunk teamster.
(d) Lunch.

4. In what has the gold been stored?
(a) Canvas bags.
(b) Three massive chests.
(c) Just bars stacked in the hold.
(d) Iron pots.

5. What is the name of the privateer Hornblower captures?
(a) The Lady of Verdun.
(b) The Versed.
(c) The Esquire.
(d) The Vengeance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower ask the King?

2. What does Hornblower notice about the nearby fortress one morning?

3. What is the reason for the lack of flotsam?

4. With what does the Prince arrive on the Atropos?

5. What does Hornblower find when he returns to his hotel room?

(see the answer key)

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