2. Why does Maturin bring the bodies in question #149 to Van Buren?
(a) To dissect them.
(b) To look at a possible new disease.
(c) To bury them.
(d) To show him the effects of peppering.

3. What is the primary reason Maturin contacts Van Buren?
(a) To enlist him on the side of the English delegation.
(b) To ask him about brain surgery.
(c) To meet his wife.
(d) To see his circulatory charts.

4. Who does Aubrey occasionally allow to come aboard the Diane?
(a) Vendors.
(b) Prostitutes.
(c) Young members of the Sultan's court.
(d) Artists.

5. What does Dumesnil tell Aubrey about the Cornelie?
(a) It has been seized by the Sultan.
(b) It is careened and needs repairs.
(c) It is there for smuggling against the Sultan.
(d) It is faster than the Diane.

6. How does Aubrey feel about the crew of the Diane?
(a) Satisfied.
(b) Dismayed.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Very pleased.

7. How did the crew feel about Fox?
(a) Openly loathed him.
(b) Liked him.
(c) Put him on a pedestal.
(d) Loved to listen to his stories.

8. What is the trail to the monastery called by the locals?
(a) The 1,000 steps.
(b) The ladder of enlightenment.
(c) The stairs to heaven.
(d) The path of the soul.

9. What type of network does Van Buren have?
(a) He only knows people in science.
(b) He knows a few people.
(c) He just moved there and knows no one.
(d) Extensive number of contacts.

10. What does Maturin tell Aubrey about the riot?
(a) A suggestion of his was the impetus.
(b) He will get an appointment with the vizier to find out what happened.
(c) It happens all the time in Pulo Prabang.
(d) He needs to get all the British aboard ship.

11. How do the new group of diplomats seem to Maturin?
(a) Exciting and good conversationalist.
(b) Boring, conceited and obnoxious.
(c) Obnoxious but interesting.
(d) Trustworthy and diligent.

12. At what function does the British delegation act in grossly flattering ways?
(a) The Sultan's birthday celebration.
(b) A midnight ball.
(c) An elaborate dinner party.
(d) The presentation of the Sultan's new son.

13. How many men short is the crew of a full complement?
(a) 7.
(b) 14.
(c) 26.
(d) 32.

14. What does Maturin see the cup-bearer doing during the dinner?
(a) Looking at Ledward knowingly.
(b) Watching Aubrey.
(c) Staring at Fox.
(d) Slipping Wray quick touches.

15. What does Fox quote to Maturin one night?
(a) Ship's regulations.
(b) The Bible.
(c) A line of poetry.
(d) The lines of the treaty.