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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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