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Moby Dick Study Guide

by Herman Melville

Moby Dick Quiz 1

1. In which inn does Ishmael stay while in New Bedford?

  • The Swordfish
  • The Crossed Harpoons
  • The Trap
  • The Spouter

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 has lost his wife and has no reason to stay on land.
  • He wishes to study cetology.
  • He thinks that going to sea provides fresh exercise.
  • He has debts that he must quickly repay.

4. To which historical person does Ishmael compare Queequeg?

  • Julius Caesar
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • George Washington
  • Oliver Cromwell

5. What happens after Ahab kicks Stubb in the leg?

  • Ahab pulls a gun on Stubb.
  • Ahab demotes Stubb from second mate to third.
  • Stubb has a strange dream about the incident.
  • Stubb breaks Ahabs' ivory leg.

6. Why is the hawk considered an ill omen?

  • The hawk replicates the story of Tarquin.
  • The hawk falls from the sky after stealing the hat.
  • The hawk does not return Ahab's hat.
  • The hawk foreshadows a mutiny on the Pequod.

7. Which character is not properly matched with his ethnicity?

  • Fedallah: Persian
  • Daggoo: African
  • Tashtego: American Indian
  • Queequeg: Australian Aboriginal

8. Which character chooses to rob the Rosebud of their whales for their ambergris?

  • Fedallah
  • Flask
  • Stubb
  • Starbuck

9. When Ahab receives his harpoon, which of the following does he not do?

  • Claims that he wants it tempered with the blood of Daggoo, Tashtego and Queequeg
  • Speaks in Latin
  • Baptizes it "in the name of the father"
  • Howls

10. Which of the following ships is a British whaling ship?

  • The Virgin
  • The Rosebud
  • The Samuel Enderby
  • The Rachel

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