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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the VIP soon to arrive at Le Havre?
(a) A French prince, the Duke d'Angoulême.
(b) A French nobleman, the Comte d'Artois.
(c) A French princess, Thérèse Marie.
(d) The Prince Regent.

2. What does Hornblower plan to do with the Duke d'Angoulême?
(a) Have him discredited with the citizens of Le Havre.
(b) Have him sent back to England.
(c) Work with him because he is royalty.
(d) Denounce him as a secret Bonapartist.

3. What happens after Hornblower captures the French gunboat in the battle at Le Havre?
(a) He goes back to the Porta Coeli.
(b) He stays on the French gunboat and waits to see what happens.
(c) He leads his men over to the Flame.
(d) He trips over a loose board and drops his sword.

4. Why does Hornblower find the visit by the French royal sent to Le Havre annoying?
(a) He doesn't want the VIP to interfere with how he is running things in Le Havre.
(b) He thinks England is sending the wrong person.
(c) He hates pomp and circumstance and protocol.
(d) He meets the VIP before and isn't impressed.

5. Where do they hold the Congress to decide the fate of post-war Europe?
(a) Vienna.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Hornblower meet while walking on deck with Lieutenant Freeman?

2. What does Lebrun tell Hornblower about the latest imperial dispatches from Paris?

3. What do the crew of the Flame say in the letter they send to the Admiralty?

4. What does Hornblower do with Lieutenant Chadwick?

5. What do the sailors think of Hornblower's daily ritual?

(see the answer key)

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