1. Mutiny on the Bounty has long been fodder for portraying British sea captain William Bligh as the leader of a harsh .......... .

2. One morning in 1789, most of the crew on the HMS Bounty refused to follow any more of the captain's orders. Films and novels have long held Bligh's cruelty responsible for the .......... .

3. Fletcher Christian, the 24-year-old second in command, and the group of .......... sailors put Bligh and 18 of his loyal men adrift in a small boat.

4. Previously, members of the Bounty had spent 6 months on Tahiti. The men were so .......... with Tahitian women, they seriously considered staying there.

5. Historians now question whether the mutiny was the result of Bligh's constant criticisms and .......... or simply the seamen's desire to stay on such an island paradise.

6. Actually, the ship's log showed Bligh to be a .......... captain with fewer floggings per seaman than on any other ship during the 18th century.

7. Bligh even instituted .......... changes to improve the men's diet and lighten their work load. Men were given more free time.

8. His efforts to make sure the hammocks were clean and clothes were dry were met with .......... by the seamen.

9. Further outrage occurred when Bligh banned the .......... practice of dunking seamen over the side of the ship when crossing the equator. Occasionally, the practice resulted in a man drowning.

10. After Bligh's rescue, his career flourished. He was elected to a .......... scientific academy for his service to navigation and bravery in battle.