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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much of a full crew is Captain Aubrey missing with only thirty-three crewmen aboard the Polychrest?
(a) One fourth.
(b) One-third.
(c) One fifth.
(d) One-half.

2. Upon the capture of the Spanish treasure ships, what part of Aubrey's life does Aubrey consider to be over?
(a) Days in debt.
(b) Days as Captain.
(c) Fights with Sophia.
(d) Fights with Maturin.

3. Which ship is Post Captain Aubrey given temporary command of along with his new position?
(a) The Seagull.
(b) The Remington.
(c) The Lively.
(d) The Tempest.

4. What does Post Captain Aubrey cause the crew aboard the H.M.S. Lively to exercise?
(a) Firefighting evacuation drill.
(b) Great guns drill.
(c) Man overboard drill.
(d) Sail hoisting drill.

5. Post Captain Aubrey does not have the ____________ to support the training of his crew for battle against the French.
(a) Funds.
(b) Stamina.
(c) Desire.
(d) Order.

6. Who is about the only person who remains on friendly terms with Maturin following the Doctor's fierce argument with Aubrey over Diana?
(a) Goodridge.
(b) MacDonald.
(c) Parker.
(d) Pullings.

7. What type of vessel is the Fanciulla?
(a) A pontoon.
(b) A working boat.
(c) A sloop.
(d) A dinghy.

8. Whose perfume does Maturin smell on Aubrey upon the latter's return to the Polychrest?
(a) Eleanor's.
(b) Sarah's.
(c) Sophia's.
(d) Diana's.

9. What is the name of the Spanish ship that literally explodes into fragments toward the end of Post Captain?
(a) The Mercedes.
(b) La Jolla.
(c) El Tesoro.
(d) El Castillo.

10. What does Doctor Maturin win from Smithers?
(a) Fifty gold coins.
(b) Over a year's wages.
(c) Thirty silver coins.
(d) His two black stallions.

11. Who shares an interest in obscure scientific theories with Doctor Maturin?
(a) Goodridge.
(b) Pullings.
(c) Canning.
(d) Dundas.

12. What is the name of the ship that is instrumental in pulling the Polychrest out of a sandbank after it runs aground?
(a) H.M.S. Seagull.
(b) H.M.S. Neptune.
(c) Fanciulla.
(d) H.M.S.Lively.

13. Which is the best way to label the crew aboard Aubrey's new sea command?
(a) Proficient.
(b) Disorganized.
(c) Distracted.
(d) Lazy.

14. Following his meeting with Lord Melville, Aubrey goes back to his hotel, sleeps and then goes for a walk. What type of facility does he wind up visiting?
(a) A cathedral.
(b) A millinery.
(c) A school.
(d) A market.

15. How does Diana generally treat Doctor Maturin during the time that they spend together?
(a) Kindly, followed by shabbily.
(b) Shabbily, followed by kindly.
(c) Lovingly throughout.
(d) Hatefully throughout.

Short Answer Questions

1. The term "Post Captain" perhaps originated from the captains assigned a vessel having been _____________________________:

2. Who follows Aubrey aboard his new sea command?

3. What type of object is the French corvette?

4. What does the Admiralty order the Polychrest to do upon reaching a particular French port?

5. Who informs Captain Aubrey that mutiny may be imminent aboard the Polychrest?

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