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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Aubrey like Latham's ship so much?
(a) He knows it will have brought mail.
(b) He likes Latham.
(c) It means relief for his ship.
(d) It used to be his ship.

2. Where will Aubrey go if he refuses the post on the Worcester?
(a) The hospital.
(b) A care center.
(c) A tropical trip.
(d) Debtor's prison.

3. Why does Aubrey not want to sail on the Worcester?
(a) He knows it will get into danger.
(b) He wants to stay home.
(c) He has been on it before.
(d) He thinks it is beneath him.

4. How does Maturin protect Yeats?
(a) He declares him medically unfit.
(b) He assigns him as his assistant.
(c) He puts him in the brig.
(d) He gives him the early shift.

5. What is Maturin's first name?
(a) Severus.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Scott.
(d) Sylvan.

6. What do the crew do when the birds land on the ship?
(a) Capture them in cages.
(b) Kill them for food.
(c) Throw them overboard.
(d) Kick and stomp on them.

7. Where is Graham specifically educated about?
(a) All waterways.
(b) The Ionian region.
(c) The United Kingdom.
(d) The Celtic religious sects.

8. What composer do Aubrey and Maturin discuss?
(a) Brahms.
(b) Beethoven.
(c) Bach.
(d) Beller.

9. What does Aubrey say the Navy does not stock their ships well with?
(a) Spare wood.
(b) Water.
(c) Practice powder.
(d) Ammunition.

10. What do the officers gossip about while at the first stop?
(a) What the mission will be.
(b) All of these.
(c) The personalities of the crew.
(d) Other officers.

11. Who orders the crew to leave the birds alone?
(a) Thornton.
(b) Graham.
(c) Pullings.
(d) Maturin.

12. What region is Thornton most worried about with the blockade?
(a) The Baltic region.
(b) The Mediterranean region.
(c) The Ionian region.
(d) The French region.

13. How does Aubrey feel about Dundas?
(a) He distrusts him.
(b) He hates him.
(c) He likes him.
(d) He doesn't have strong feelings either way?

14. Where does the Worcester make her first stop?
(a) Plymouth.
(b) Miami.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) Augusta.

15. What is Graham's job on the ship?
(a) Political advisor.
(b) War strategist.
(c) Surgeon.
(d) Parson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Aubrey feel when Maturin is called away?

2. What is the Worcester crew made up of?

3. Why does Aubrey delay setting sail on the Worcester?

4. What is Nathaniel Martin's job on the ship?

5. Where is the Worcester heading after leaving England?

(see the answer keys)

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