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Moby Dick Quiz 1

  • 1. In which inn does Ishmael stay while in New Bedford?
    •     The Spouter
    •     The Trap
    •     The Crossed Harpoons
    •     The Swordfish

  • 2. Which character does Ishmael describe as "neither caterpillar nor butterfly"?
    •     Ahab
    •     Moby Dick
    •     Starbuck
    •     Queequeg

  • 3. What is Ishmael's reason for signing up for a whaling voyage?
    •     He wishes to study cetology.
    •     He thinks that going to sea provides fresh exercise.
    •     He has debts that he must quickly repay.
    •     He has lost his wife and has no reason to stay on land.

  • 4. To which historical person does Ishmael compare Queequeg?
    •     Oliver Cromwell
    •     Thomas Jefferson
    •     Julius Caesar
    •     George Washington

  • 5. What happens after Ahab kicks Stubb in the leg?
    •     Ahab demotes Stubb from second mate to third.
    •     Stubb breaks Ahabs' ivory leg.
    •     Stubb has a strange dream about the incident.
    •     Ahab pulls a gun on Stubb.

  • 6. Why is the hawk considered an ill omen?
    •     The hawk foreshadows a mutiny on the Pequod.
    •     The hawk replicates the story of Tarquin.
    •     The hawk does not return Ahab's hat.
    •     The hawk falls from the sky after stealing the hat.

  • 7. Which character is not properly matched with his ethnicity?
    •     Queequeg: Australian Aboriginal
    •     Fedallah: Persian
    •     Tashtego: American Indian
    •     Daggoo: African

  • 8. Which character chooses to rob the Rosebud of their whales for their ambergris?
    •     Fedallah
    •     Starbuck
    •     Flask
    •     Stubb

  • 9. When Ahab receives his harpoon, which of the following does he not do?
    •     Baptizes it "in the name of the father"
    •     Howls
    •     Speaks in Latin
    •     Claims that he wants it tempered with the blood of Daggoo, Tashtego and Queequeg

  • 10. Which of the following ships is a British whaling ship?
    •     The Rachel
    •     The Virgin
    •     The Samuel Enderby
    •     The Rosebud

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