Moby Dick Quizzes

Moby Dick Quiz 1

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

The Crossed Harpoons

The Spouter

The Swordfish
2 Which character does Ishmael describe as "neither caterpillar nor butterfly"?
Starbuck

Moby Dick

Queequeg

Ahab
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?
Thomas Jefferson

George Washington

Julius Caesar

Oliver Cromwell
5 What happens after Ahab kicks Stubb in the leg?
Ahab pulls a gun on Stubb.

Stubb has a strange dream about the incident.

Ahab demotes Stubb from second mate to third.

Stubb breaks Ahabs' ivory leg.
6 Why is the hawk considered an ill omen?
The hawk does not return Ahab's hat.

The hawk replicates the story of Tarquin.

The hawk falls from the sky after stealing the hat.

The hawk foreshadows a mutiny on the Pequod.
7 Which character is not properly matched with his ethnicity?
Daggoo: African

Fedallah: Persian

Queequeg: Australian Aboriginal

Tashtego: American Indian
8 Which character chooses to rob the Rosebud of their whales for their ambergris?
Starbuck

Fedallah

Flask

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

Speaks in Latin

Baptizes it "in the name of the father"

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 Rosebud

The Samuel Enderby

The Virgin

The Rachel
11 Which character is the only survivor from the Pequod?
Ishmael

Starbuck

Ahab

Queequeg
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 changes depending on one's perspective of the whale.

It perfectly mirrors the color of Ahab's skin.
13 Which of the following terms does Ishmael not use to describe Queequeg?
Executor

Lawyer

Agent

Bosom Friend
14 Why does the Pequod pursue and kill a Right Whale?
Stubb mistakes the Right Whale for Moby Dick.

The Right Whale is among a group of Sperm Whales.

They believe that it has ambergris.

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

Starbuck

Gabriel

Radney
16 Which character nearly dies when he falls into the whale's tun?
Queequeg

Pippin

Daggoo

Tashtego
17 Who does Ishmael consider to be the first whaleman?
Ahab

Mercutio

Jonah

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

Pippin

Ishmael

Ahab
19 What does Ahab promise to whoever first spots Moby Dick?
Use of his cabin

A gold doubloon

A share of the Pequod's profits

An antique harpoon
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 did not struggle against his disease.

He converted to Christianity.
21 What is the significance of the epilogue?
It places the events of the novel in historical perspective.

It explains a seeming inconsistency in the narration.

It gives the final meaning behind the whale's actions.

It fully explains the religious symbolism of the novel.
22 Which of the following is not used for prophetic purposes in the novel?
Birds

Seals

Wind

Dreams
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 foreshadows the demise of the Pequod.

It illustrates a theme of the novel by blurring the line between the whale and the whaling boat.
24 From where does the Pequod first set sail?
Mystic

Boston

New Bedford

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

He is curious about this religious practice.

He is suspicious yet respectfully participates with Queequeg.

He feels that it is nonsense and bad for health.

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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