Benito Cereno Quizzes

Benito Cereno Quiz 1

By W.C. Miller · Edited by Jordan Berkow · Last reviewed June 14, 2006

1 In what year was "Benito Cereno" published?

1856

1876

1799

1797
2 What was the name of the real-life captain on whom Melville based his character Amasa Delano?

Bartleby

Amasa Cereno

Benedict Diblassio

Amasa Delano
3 "Benito Cereno" was collected in

Twice-told Tales

Benito Cereno and Other Tales

The Confidence Man

The Piazza Tales
4 "Benito Cereno" takes place in the year

1799

1856

1492

1777
5 Captain Amasa Delano is from:

Duxbury, Massachusetts

Brighton, England

New Haven, Connecticut

Annapolis, Maryland
6 "Benito Cereno" takes place:

in various locations throughout the Atlantic Ocean.

in the Gulf of Mexico.

in South America, off the coast of Chile and in Lima, Peru.

near Jamaica.
7 What is the name of Captain Delano's ship?

The Sailor's Paradise

The Saint Bartholomew

The Black Friar

The Bachelor's Delight
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?

Perseverance

The Tryal

The Gentleman's Dream

The San Dominick
10 Translate "Seguid vuestro jefe."

Abandon all hope

Live for today

Welcome to our nightmare

Follow your leader
11 Upon first approaching the San Dominick, Delano is reminded of

a European palace.

a painting he once saw in the Louvre.

a coral reef.

a ruined castle.
12 Who keeps order on the deck of the San Dominick?

Francesco

"Four elderly grizzled negroes" who are picking oakum

Captain Delano

Benito Cereno
13 How does Melville describe the six men sharpening hatchets?

Ethiop warriors

Ashanti conjurers

Royal guard

Half-castes
14 When Delano first visits the San Dominick, he brings:

canvas for sails.

baskets of fish.

fresh water.

his shepherd dog.
15 Which best describes Delano's attitude toward blacks?

He completely respects and admires them as equals.

He doesn't trust them.

He strongly dislikes them.

He is fond of them in the same way that he is fond of dogs.
16 As he first appears in "Benito Cereno," Babo would NOT be described as:

officious

submissive

menial

a leader
17 How long does Cereno claim that he has been at sea when he first relates his story to Delano?

Forty days

One hundred and ninety days

Seven weeks

A full year
18 Where does Cereno say that he ran into heavy gales?

Off Cape Horn

Off the coast of Peru

Off the Cape of Good Hope

In the Bermuda Triangle
19 Benito Cereno occasionally suffers from:

cataleptic fits

coughing fits

lapses of memory

epileptic fits
20 What is a Don?

A Spanish sailor

One who has taken a monastic vow

A Spanish gentleman

The equivalent of a Captain in the Spanish Navy
21 Which description does NOT apply to Benito Cereno's appearance?

Precise in his dress

Slightly disordered in his bearing

Wan and pale

Calm and confident
22 Who is Alexandro Aranda?

Cereno's longtime friend and the owner of the slaves on the San Dominick

A gentleman of Castille who was travelling on the San Dominick as a passanger

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

The true captain of the San Dominick
23 Why is Atufal made to appear before Cereno in chains?

Because he wrongly killed Don Aranda

Because Babo is making a show of Atufal's enchainment for Delano's sake

Because he offended Benito Cereno

Because he is a constant danger to himself and others
24 The name "Cereno"...

belongs to a famous Spanish sailing family.

strikes Delano as counterfeit.

reminds Delano of a friend he knew in Duxbury.

is very common among South Americans.
25 What does specie mean?

Cargo

Coin

Animal

Slave

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