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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Hornblower meet while walking on deck with Lieutenant Freeman?
(a) Some of Freeman's officers.
(b) An old shipmate.
(c) His servant Brown who brings tea.
(d) Another passenger.

2. What type of ship is a French West Indiaman?
(a) A ship of the line.
(b) A blockage runner.
(c) A privateer.
(d) A French gunboat.

3. Where is Hornblower at the beginning of the book?
(a) Escorting his wife on a shopping expedition.
(b) At his home in Bath.
(c) Aboard His Majesty's Flame.
(d) At Westminster Abbey.

4. What does the crew of the Flame want?
(a) A fair share of the prize money taken by their sister ship, the Porta Coeli.
(b) A commendation for their Captain for services above and beyond.
(c) A full pardon and a trial for Lieutenant Chadwick.
(d) Shore leave as they are on the ship for over a year.

5. Why is Hornblower's assignment regarding the Flame particularly difficult?
(a) There are a lot of privateers operating nearby.
(b) The ship is difficult to find as only the general location is known.
(c) The ship needs to be captured by subterfuge or negotiation and not force.
(d) Spanish privateers are closing in.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower think of the Napoleonic War?

2. Just before he meets the Flame's crew, what is Hornblower's plan? What is he going to do with the Flame's crew?

3. Who is the captain of Porta Coeli?

4. At the beginning of the book, Horatio Hornblower is not aboard a ship, why?

5. What does Nathaniel Sweet show Hornblower that surprises him?

(see the answer key)

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