Sample Quiz: Multiple Choice

Test Your Knowledge About the Age of Sail!

For each question below, select which answer you think is correct. Be sure to answer all the questions! Any which are left unanswered will be counted as incorrect.

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1. Of these ships, which one is the oldest with an active military commission?

USS Constitution
HMS Victory
HS Olympias
NRP Dom Fernando II e Glória

2. How many genuine sailing frigates remain in the world as of 2015?

Ten
Five
Four
No sailing frigates survived to this date.

3. What is a "packet ship?"

A ship that carries mail, freight, and passengers.
Another name for a whaling ship.
Ships that carried packets of spice as cargo.
Another name for privateers.

4. What ship held the world record for the highest top speed attained by a sailing vessel?

Champion of the Seas
Lightning
Challenger
Sovereign of the Seas

Code framework courtesy of Donna Tupper of the Community College of Baltimore County.