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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who owns a personal estate just across the border in Spain?
(a) Captain Jack Aubrey.
(b) Doctor Stephen Maturin.
(c) Sophia Williams.
(d) Diana Villiers.

2. Aside from being a surgeon, what type of work does Stephen Maturin also handle?
(a) Secret Agent.
(b) Pastor.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Veterinarian.

3. Richard Canning is a merchant from ______________.
(a) Liverpool.
(b) Venice.
(c) Wales.
(d) Bristol.

4. Who is the captainof the Indiaman that Aubrey and Maturin board in Gibraltar?
(a) Commander Crowe.
(b) Captain O'Quinn.
(c) Captain Spottiswood.
(d) Captain Belkin.

5. How can Diana's family be labeled on a socio-economic basis?
(a) Poor and penniless.
(b) Sharecroppers.
(c) Blue-collar workers.
(d) Rich and powerful.

6. What relation is Mrs. Williams to Cecelia?
(a) Aunt.
(b) Sister.
(c) Mother.
(d) Great Aunt.

7. What type of lifestyle are thousands of sailors released to following the war between England and France?
(a) Part-time work and part-time play.
(b) Luxury and deceit.
(c) Happiness and frivolity.
(d) Despondency and desperation.

8. What was the name of French Captain Christy-Palliere's ship that captured Captain Aubrey's first sea command?
(a) Placer du Mar.
(b) Sorbonne.
(c) Desaix.
(d) Ritzonne.

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

10. What type of makeshift facility does Captain Aubrey's new sea command accommodate?
(a) Floating market.
(b) Gun platform.
(c) Cargo carrier.
(d) Public infirmary.

11. During the series of social gatherings described in Chapter 2, who gains Captain Jack Aubrey's attention more openly and honestly?
(a) Sophia Williams.
(b) Cecelia Williams.
(c) Frances Williams.
(d) Diana Villiers.

12. In Chapter 2, which character is described as vain, uneven, and prone to periods of meanness?
(a) Captain Jack Aubrey.
(b) Dr. Stehen Maturin.
(c) Diana Villiers.
(d) Mrs. Williams.

13. Who does Captain Aubrey turn down an offer of a sea command from?
(a) Pullings.
(b) Canning.
(c) Maturin
(d) Babbington

14. In what type of area is the gentleman's residence that Captain Aubrey has rented located?
(a) Commercial.
(b) Urban.
(c) Country.
(d) Farm.

15. Who is Captain Aubrey's ship master aboard the Polychrest?
(a) Goodridge.
(b) Greathouse.
(c) Templeton.
(d) Ford.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Indiaman that Aubrey and Maturin board in Gibraltar?

2. What is the nickname of Captain Aubrey's sea command?

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

4. What other ship's traits are also featured on the Polychrest?

5. What is the name of the French privateer that closes in on the Indiaman that Aubrey and Maturin are passengers in?

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