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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 - 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose job is it to normally sweep the deck of a ship?
(a) The lowest seaman.
(b) All members of the work gangs.
(c) The boys on board.
(d) The men on watch.

2. What animal from the islands supplies sailors with food and utensils?
(a) The iguana.
(b) The seal.
(c) The tortoise.
(d) The albatross.

3. How is the narrator punished for sneaking into the church?
(a) He is imprisoned.
(b) He is publicly embarrassed, but pardoned.
(c) He is jailed overnight and fined.
(d) He is warned and set free.

4. What prevents Steelkilt from taking revenge on Radney?
(a) Moby Dick kills Radney.
(b) Radney apologizes.
(c) Steelkilt has a change of heart.
(d) The captain orders Radney executed.

5. Why does John Gentian take "liberties with etiquette"?
(a) He is unlearned.
(b) He is straightforward and impulsive.
(c) He is rude and thoughtless.
(d) He is concerned with larger issues.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" call the rooster Signor Beneventano?

2. What does Melville say is the most populous species on the island of Albermarle?

3. What emotion does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" say he has never felt since the rooster died?

4. How was John Marr wounded?

5. What does the crew decide to do after Steelkilt is flogged?

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