Moby Dick Quizzes

Moby Dick Quiz 1

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

The Spouter

The Trap

The Crossed Harpoons
2 Which character does Ishmael describe as "neither caterpillar nor butterfly"?
Moby Dick

Ahab

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 has debts that he must quickly repay.

He thinks that going to sea provides fresh exercise.
4 To which historical person does Ishmael compare Queequeg?
Oliver Cromwell

George Washington

Julius Caesar

Thomas Jefferson
5 What happens after Ahab kicks Stubb in the leg?
Ahab demotes Stubb from second mate to third.

Stubb has a strange dream about the incident.

Ahab pulls a gun on Stubb.

Stubb breaks Ahabs' ivory leg.
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 falls from the sky after stealing the hat.

The hawk does not return Ahab's hat.
7 Which character is not properly matched with his ethnicity?
Tashtego: American Indian

Queequeg: Australian Aboriginal

Fedallah: Persian

Daggoo: African
8 Which character chooses to rob the Rosebud of their whales for their ambergris?
Flask

Fedallah

Starbuck

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 Samuel Enderby

The Rachel

The Rosebud

The Virgin
11 Which character is the only survivor from the Pequod?
Queequeg

Ahab

Ishmael

Starbuck
12 What is the importance of the color of the whale?
It means that Moby Dick represents purity and innocence.

It is not a color, in fact, but is in fact the absence of color.

It perfectly mirrors the color of Ahab's skin.

It changes depending on one's perspective of the whale.
13 Which of the following terms does Ishmael not use to describe Queequeg?
Executor

Lawyer

Bosom Friend

Agent
14 Why does the Pequod pursue and kill a Right Whale?
The Right Whale is among a group of Sperm Whales.

They believe that it has ambergris.

Stubb mistakes the Right Whale for Moby Dick.

It is good luck to have the head of a Right Whale and a Sperm Whale on the sides of a ship.
15 Which of the following characters leads a mutiny on his ship?
Dr. Bunger

Radney

Gabriel

Starbuck
16 Which character nearly dies when he falls into the whale's tun?
Pippin

Tashtego

Daggoo

Queequeg
17 Who does Ishmael consider to be the first whaleman?
Jonah

Mercutio

Ahab

Perseus
18 Which character is described as having "drowned the infinite of his soul"?
Stubb

Ishmael

Pippin

Ahab
19 What does Ahab promise to whoever first spots Moby Dick?
An antique harpoon

A share of the Pequod's profits

A gold doubloon

Use of his cabin
20 What reason does Queequeg give for his newfound good health?
He makes up his mind to cure himself.

He prayed to his pagan god Yojo.

He converted to Christianity.

He did not struggle against his disease.
21 What is the significance of the epilogue?
It gives the final meaning behind the whale's actions.

It fully explains the religious symbolism of the novel.

It explains a seeming inconsistency in the narration.

It places the events of the novel in historical perspective.
22 Which of the following is not used for prophetic purposes in the novel?
Dreams

Seals

Birds

Wind
23 What is the significance of the picture in the Spouter Inn?
It foreshadows the fearsome nature of Moby Dick.

It is ironic, for it portrays the captain as an unmitigated hero vanquishing a whale.

It illustrates a theme of the novel by blurring the line between the whale and the whaling boat.

It foreshadows the demise of the Pequod.
24 From where does the Pequod first set sail?
Boston

Mystic

Nantucket

New Bedford
25 What is Ishmael's opinion of Queequeg's Ramadan?
He eagerly participates along with Queequeg.

He feels that it is nonsense and bad for health.

He is suspicious yet respectfully participates with Queequeg.

He is curious about this religious practice.

do you agree with starbuck anger if you were a member of the crew how would you react to ahab insistence

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Moby Dick Chp 3

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What does Ahab remind Ishmael of in the way he stands on deck?

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Moby Dick

by Herman Melville

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