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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what position will the person in question #16 be on the Surprise?
(a) First mate.
(b) Cook.
(c) Purser.
(d) Sailor.

2. What document gives Aubrey the authority to command Surprise?
(a) A set of royal orders.
(b) A letter of Merchant Marines.
(c) A letter of marque.
(d) Orders from the Queen.

3. What kind of experience does the crew on the Surprise have?
(a) They are average sailors.
(b) They are mostly new sailors.
(c) Extensive.
(d) They are a mixture of new and experienced sailors.

4. What is Maturin supposed to do about the leader of the British delegation?
(a) He has no mission surrounding the delegation.
(b) Assassinate him.
(c) Assist him.
(d) Keep his gout under control.

5. After Surprise completes its turn around the land in question #38 where does it sail?
(a) Across the Black Sea.
(b) East of the Iberian Peninsula.
(c) Across the north coast of England.
(d) Down the west coast of Ireland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is included in the existing French delegation to Pulo Prabang?

2. What position does Tom Pullings hold on the Surprise?

3. How do Aubrey and his group get to Corunna?

4. Maturin thinks about his earlier life living in a country in Chapter 2. What is that country?

5. What does Edward Fox ask Aubrey about in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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