Billy Budd Test | Final Test - Easy

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Billy Budd Test | Final Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who visits Billy in chapter 24?
(a) The chaplain.
(b) Lieutenant Ratcliffe.
(c) Red Whiskers.
(d) The Dansker.

2. Who is a part of the drumhead court in chapter 21?
(a) The chief mate, the master-at-arms, and a boatswain.
(b) The first lieutenant, the captain of marines, and the sailing master.
(c) The first lieutenant, the master-at-arms, and the chief mate.
(d) The first lieutenant, the captain of marines and the master-at-arms.

3. What does the Bellipotent chase in chapter 18?
(a) An albatross.
(b) A school of dolphins.
(c) An enemy merchant ship.
(d) An enemy frigate.

4. What concerns the officers in chapter 20?
(a) The manner in which the captain is handling Claggart's death.
(b) The morale of the crew.
(c) The manner in which Claggart dies suddenly.
(d) The impending storms on the horizon.

5. Why does the captain ask Claggart to confront Billy?
(a) To see if Claggart is brave enough for promotion.
(b) To see which man is telling the truth.
(c) Confronting Billy breaks the captain's heart.
(d) Because he is afraid of Billy.

6. Which country does the rival ship in chapter 28 represent?
(a) Germany.
(b) Spain.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

7. In the article about the Bellipotent, how is Billy Budd presented?
(a) As a hero who discovers a mutinous plot.
(b) As a foreigner who is conscripted into the navy.
(c) As a misunderstood sailor.
(d) As an honest, hard working victim.

8. What odd weather appears the moment of Billy's death?
(a) Heat lightning.
(b) A rumbling storm.
(c) A vapory fleece.
(d) A green sky.

9. Who tells Billy of his sentence?
(a) Lieutenant Ratcliffe.
(b) The admiral.
(c) Captain Vere.
(d) The valet.

10. What time is dogwatch?
(a) 6:00 a.m.
(b) 3:00 p.m.
(c) 6:00 p.m.
(d) 3:00 a.m.

11. Which character stares at Billy with a meditative and melancholy expression in chapter 17?
(a) John Claggart.
(b) The Dansker.
(c) The afterguardsman.
(d) Lieutenant Ratcliffe.

12. How is Billy's body prepared for burial?
(a) It is wrapped in the torn topsail.
(b) It is placed in a pine box.
(c) It is stuffed into a canvas sack.
(d) It is wrapped in his hammock.

13. How does Billy die?
(a) He walks the plank.
(b) He is hung.
(c) He is shot.
(d) He bleeds to death.

14. Who witnesses Billy's funeral?
(a) The chaplain and Captain Vere.
(b) A few of Billy's closest friends.
(c) The entire crew.
(d) The chaplain and members of the drumhead court.

15. When is Billy due to be executed?
(a) After a legal trial on shore.
(b) As soon as the ship lands.
(c) In the early morning watch.
(d) At midnight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What astonishes Captain Vere about the report he receives in chapter 18?

2. What does Captain Vere tell the surgeon to call?

3. What does the chaplain feel is better than religion for facing judgment?

4. Which two characters are Claggart's messmates?

5. Which character becomes very friendly towards Billy in chapter 17?

(see the answer keys)

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