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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the prizes that Spartan has captured?
(a) In a distant small port.
(b) They are trailing Spartan by a day.
(c) They have been sent to England.
(d) In a harbor on the French coast.

2. What are the two types of crew present on Surprise?
(a) New recruits and seasoned sailors.
(b) British ex-naval personnel and merchant marines.
(c) Old Surprise hands and those from Shelmerston.
(d) Commercial mercenaries and ex-naval personnel.

3. What color is Surprise painted in order to capture Spartan?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Gold.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

4. What do the new men on board the Surprise have to have in order to stay as crew?
(a) A recommendation from someone Aubrey knows.
(b) Their own tools.
(c) High score on the test.
(d) Maturin's approval.

5. Who is captaining Tartarus?
(a) Regis Nounce.
(b) Charles Worthington.
(c) John Sutton.
(d) William Babbington.

Short Answer Questions

1. What musical instrument does Aubrey play?

2. For what type of work is Maturin known as an amateur?

3. What does Maturin believe the two men from question #42 have in the British government?

4. In what year does THE LETTER OF MARQUE take place?

5. Where are the two men from question #42 living now?

(see the answer key)

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