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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. Who is Lord Cuthbert Collingwood?
(a) A hero of Trafalgar.
(b) The Duke of Bollingbroke.
(c) Admiral St. Vincent's best friend.
(d) Maria Hornblower's benefactor.

2. Who fights a duel?
(a) McCullum and the Prince.
(b) McCullum and Lieutenant Jones.
(c) McCullum and Eisenbeiss.
(d) McCullum and Jones.

3. What does the Mudir offer for the Atropos's continued presence?
(a) A couple carpenters to make a new mizzenmast.
(b) Free supplies.
(c) Some men to help the Atropos.
(d) Their friendship.

4. What is done with the barrel?
(a) Divers pull it on a long rope into the ship's core.
(b) Divers place it under the ship.
(c) Divers let it float above the ship.
(d) Divers drop it close to the ship.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a wherry?

2. Where are Hornblower and St. Vincent going?

3. What does Hornblower have his crew do?

4. Where will the procession end?

5. How long would the overland passage have been that Hornblower just traveled by boat in less than a day?

(see the answer key)

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