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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14, 15, and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Napoleon do (April 1814) not long after Hornblower secures Rouen?
(a) Abdicates.
(b) Surrenders.
(c) Makes a last stand in Paris.
(d) Commits suicide.

2. What is Hornblower afraid of happening on the Flame?
(a) The crew surrenders to the French.
(b) The crew delibrately sink the ship.
(c) The crew hang Lieutenant Chadwick.
(d) The crew set fire to the Flame.

3. What does Hornblower think of Admiral Pellew?
(a) He is a good friend and ally.
(b) He is too old for active duty.
(c) He is a proud man, but has good reason to be.
(d) He is a pompous ass.

4. Who does Hornblower and his wife meet at one of the state functions?
(a) The Duke of Wellington.
(b) King George III and Queen Charlotte.
(c) The Prince Regent.
(d) Lucien de Ladon and his widowed daughter-in-law.

5. What does Hornblower demand of the Mayor of Rouen?
(a) Pay ransom for his town.
(b) Declare the town for King Louis.
(c) Quit and leave town.
(d) Help set a trap for Bonaparte.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who acts as Hornblower's servant on board the Porta Coeli?

2. What is the name of Captain Bush's ship?

3. Who is Lebrun?

4. What does Hornblower suffer from that he finds embarrassing?

5. What does Hornblower do with the Flame's mutinous crew?

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