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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language does Doctor Maturin use to write scientific observations in his diary?
(a) French.
(b) Latin.
(c) Italian.
(d) English.

2. Which character appears in threadbare dress and covered with crumbs at a dinner party hosted by Mrs. Williams at Mapes Court?
(a) Frances Williams.
(b) Cecelia Williams.
(c) Doctor Stephen Maturin.
(d) Diana Villiers.

3. Why does Captain Aubrey want the Indiaman Lord Nelson captured by the British?
(a) So that he can practice navigating between England and France.
(b) To escape from the probability that Bonaparte's soldiers may find them and arrest them.
(c) So that he can return to England aboard it.
(d) So that he can be promoted to higher posts.

4. Who is the French military and political leader who declares war on England?
(a) Napoleon Bonaparte.
(b) Charles DeGaulle.
(c) Christy-Palliere.
(d) Jean Lafitte.

5. As Chapter 1 opens, what two countries have just ended a war between them?
(a) Spain and France.
(b) The United States and England.
(c) France and England.
(d) Germany and Italy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the first lieutenant on the Indiaman headed to England with Aubrey and Maturin aboard?

2. What was the name of Captain Aubrey's first sea command?

3. Aboard the Polychrest, Captain Aubrey curses a young lady whom he mistakes for a ______________.

4. Following the first in a series of dinner parties, which character contacts Captain Jack Aubrey to establish courteous relations?

5. How many casualties does the Lord Nelson endure upon its capture by the Bellone?

(see the answer key)

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