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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hornblower do at the end of the day of loading Atropos?
(a) Sleeps.
(b) Goes to a tavern with several officers.
(c) Goes to retrieve the Prince from his quarters.
(d) Goes home to say goodbye to Maria and his family.

2. How is the boat guided?
(a) By the way the sails are set.
(b) With a rack and pinion.
(c) By the paddlewheel.
(d) By a man at the tiller.

3. What does the Prince want to do?
(a) He does not express what he wants.
(b) Watch how a ship is readied for battle.
(c) Serve in the Royal Navy.
(d) Gain a commission in the Cavalry.

4. Who is His Serene Highness?
(a) The Prince of the Ottoman Empire.
(b) The Prince of Austria-Hungary.
(c) The Prince of Wales.
(d) The Prince of Seitz-Bunau.

5. Why do Hornblower and Tom propel the boat through the tunnel on foot?
(a) One horse balks at going through the tunnel and then the others do also.
(b) Horses cannot get through the tunnel.
(c) They need to stretch their legs a bit.
(d) It costs less for the men to use the tunnels than to have horses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Doctor Eisenbeiss?

2. What is the name of the Tunnel through which the boat goes?

3. How does St. Vincent refer to Hornblower?

4. Why does the boat carry a long scythe blade at her prow?

5. What does Hornblower ask the King?

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