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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has been holding Napoleon back?
(a) The Moors.
(b) The Italians.
(c) British naval strength.
(d) The weather.

2. For what is Stephen Maturin most known?
(a) As a professor.
(b) As a general.
(c) As a lawyer.
(d) As a physician.

3. What kind of Captain is Corbett known to be?
(a) Someone to respect but doesn't like to kill.
(b) A good seaman but lax with his sailors.
(c) A rigid disciplinarian and a fighting captain.
(d) An easy going man.

4. What do McAdam and Maturin discuss?
(a) Corbett's strange personality.
(b) Clonfert's strange personality.
(c) Aubrey's strange personality.
(d) Maturin's love of nature.

5. Why is Aubrey receiving only half pay?
(a) He's ashore.
(b) He hasn't been promoted yet.
(c) England is out of money.
(d) He's being punished.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Aubrey have a command?

2. Where does Aubrey send the two captured French ships?

3. What does Aubrey insinuate about Lord Clonfert?

4. Who does Maturin accidentally meet?

5. What does Maturin believe is the basis of the strange personality?

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