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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. Just before he meets the Flame's crew, what is Hornblower's plan? What is he going to do with the Flame's crew?
(a) Hornblower has no concrete plans.
(b) Hornblower plans to have Lieutenant Chadwick arrested to appease the crew.
(c) Hornblower plans to order the Porta Coeli to fire and sink the ship.
(d) Hornblower plans to send Lieutenant Freeman aboard to reason with them.

2. What other honor is Hornblower awarded?
(a) A purse and a personal letter of thanks from the Prince.
(b) A baronetcy and a small property in Yorkshire.
(c) The keys to the city of Bath.
(d) Knight of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath.

3. Why does an English ship have a Spanish name - Porta Coeli?
(a) It is financed by Spanish noblemen exiled in England.
(b) It is named after the place where it is built.
(c) It is named after a Spanish ship that puts up a good fight.
(d) It is named as a gesture of good will.

4. What type of ship is the Flame?
(a) East Indian merchant ship.
(b) A French gunboat.
(c) Eighteen-gun brig.
(d) Twenty-four gun brig.

5. What position does Hornblower assume at Le Havre after the surrender of the town?
(a) Governor.
(b) President of the newly formed Le Havre trading delegation.
(c) Amicus curiae.
(d) Mayor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the French do when the Flame starts sailing to shore?

3. Who is Horatio Hornblower married to?

4. Where does Hornblower send the Porta Coeli as part of his plan for the militia?

5. What does Lebrun tell Hornblower about Baron Momas?

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