Benito Cereno Quizzes

Benito Cereno Quiz 1

1 In what year was "Benito Cereno" published?
1797

1799

1856

1876
2 What was the name of the real-life captain on whom Melville based his character Amasa Delano?
Bartleby

Amasa Delano

Benedict Diblassio

Amasa Cereno
3 "Benito Cereno" was collected in
The Confidence Man

The Piazza Tales

Twice-told Tales

Benito Cereno and Other Tales
4 "Benito Cereno" takes place in the year
1856

1492

1799

1777
5 Captain Amasa Delano is from:
Duxbury, Massachusetts

Annapolis, Maryland

New Haven, Connecticut

Brighton, England
6 "Benito Cereno" takes place:
in South America, off the coast of Chile and in Lima, Peru.

in the Gulf of Mexico.

near Jamaica.

in various locations throughout the Atlantic Ocean.
7 What is the name of Captain Delano's ship?
The Bachelor's Delight

The Black Friar

The Sailor's Paradise

The Saint Bartholomew
8 What was the name of Captain Delano's ship in Melville's source?
Bachelor's Delight

Hope

Perseverance

The Queen Mary
9 What was the name of the San Dominick in Melville's source material?
The Gentleman's Dream

The San Dominick

Perseverance

The Tryal
10 Translate "Seguid vuestro jefe."
Welcome to our nightmare

Follow your leader

Live for today

Abandon all hope
11 Upon first approaching the San Dominick, Delano is reminded of
a European palace.

a ruined castle.

a coral reef.

a painting he once saw in the Louvre.
12 Who keeps order on the deck of the San Dominick?
Benito Cereno

Francesco

"Four elderly grizzled negroes" who are picking oakum

Captain Delano
13 How does Melville describe the six men sharpening hatchets?
Half-castes

Ethiop warriors

Ashanti conjurers

Royal guard
14 When Delano first visits the San Dominick, he brings:
his shepherd dog.

canvas for sails.

fresh water.

baskets of fish.
15 Which best describes Delano's attitude toward blacks?
He doesn't trust them.

He strongly dislikes them.

He is fond of them in the same way that he is fond of dogs.

He completely respects and admires them as equals.
16 As he first appears in "Benito Cereno," Babo would NOT be described as:
a leader

menial

officious

submissive
17 How long does Cereno claim that he has been at sea when he first relates his story to Delano?
One hundred and ninety days

Seven weeks

A full year

Forty days
18 Where does Cereno say that he ran into heavy gales?
In the Bermuda Triangle

Off Cape Horn

Off the coast of Peru

Off the Cape of Good Hope
19 Benito Cereno occasionally suffers from:
lapses of memory

cataleptic fits

epileptic fits

coughing fits
20 What is a Don?
The equivalent of a Captain in the Spanish Navy

One who has taken a monastic vow

A Spanish gentleman

A Spanish sailor
21 Which description does NOT apply to Benito Cereno's appearance?
Precise in his dress

Wan and pale

Calm and confident

Slightly disordered in his bearing
22 Who is Alexandro Aranda?
A gentleman of Castille who was travelling on the San Dominick as a passanger

The true captain of the San Dominick

Cereno's former first mate who is killed due to a misunderstanding

Cereno's longtime friend and the owner of the slaves on the San Dominick
23 Why is Atufal made to appear before Cereno in chains?
Because Babo is making a show of Atufal's enchainment for Delano's sake

Because he wrongly killed Don Aranda

Because he is a constant danger to himself and others

Because he offended Benito Cereno
24 The name "Cereno"...
is very common among South Americans.

reminds Delano of a friend he knew in Duxbury.

belongs to a famous Spanish sailing family.

strikes Delano as counterfeit.
25 What does specie mean?
Slave

Animal

Coin

Cargo

Don Alexandro Aranda is the owner of the slaves on board the San Dominick.

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Why does Captain Delano go wrong so often?

Captain Delano makes mistakes because he is too naive and too trusting. He subscribes to a typical "Northern" view of African slaves: he considers them to be naturally good-natured, submissive servants. He spends much of his time aboard the San...

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What behavior by black characters does Capitan Delano dissapprove of?

Check out "Benign Racism" at the link below:

https://www.gradesaver.com/benito-cereno/study-guide/themes

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Benito Cereno

by Herman Melville

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