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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 is the Hotspur blockading?
(a) A Dutch merchant fleet.
(b) A French squadron.
(c) A French merchant fleet.
(d) A Dutch squadron.

2. When does Baddlestone receive the news of the court martial verdict?
(a) He does not.
(b) Later that evening.
(c) Two days later.
(d) Within an hour after Hornblower leaves the court.

3. What does the admiral tell Hornblower?
(a) To wait for his new command there.
(b) To go home and wait for new orders.
(c) To go get something to eat and then report to his new post.
(d) To take the sealed packet to London.

4. What do the French send to the Princess?
(a) The head of an English prisoner.
(b) An offer for a compromise.
(c) A prize crew.
(d) An ultimatum.

5. Why does Baddlestone turn the papers over to Hornblower?
(a) Baddlestone does not know how to go about getting them to the right people.
(b) Baddlestone suggests that Hornblower will gain prestige by presenting them.
(c) Baddlestone is afraid of getting pressed into service.
(d) Baddlestone does not want to deal with them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Now where is the French fleet headed?

2. What do the men on the Princess do to the French men who board?

3. What is spotted a few days later?

4. Who does Meadows charge?

5. What is Calder's assignment?

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