9. What did Commodore Preble do when the Philadelphia was captured?
10. Why was Stephen Decatur chosen to destroy the Philadelphia?
11. What was Decatur's plan for destroying the Philadelphia?
12. What is a ketch? (Consult a large dictionary.)
13. How many men volunteered for the dangerous undertaking?
14. What kind of time did Decatur and his men have off the shore of Tripoli?
15. What happened to the Siren?
16. How was the Philadelphia guarded?
17. What was the object in dragging sails and buckets in the water?
18. How did Decatur deceive the pirate officer?