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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are sailors paid?
(a) According to how many whales they have killed and captured.
(b) According to their rank.
(c) According to their time at sea for each trip.
(d) According to how many whales they have killed.

2. How many whaleboats are loaded onto the Essex in Chapter 1?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

3. How many people live in Nantucket in 1819?
(a) Five thousand people.
(b) Eight thousand people.
(c) Seven thousand people.
(d) Six thousand people.

4. What shape are the sails of the Essex?
(a) Rectangular.
(b) Circular.
(c) Triangular.
(d) Square shaped.

5. How many men are in the small boat when it is first mentioned in the preface?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Eight.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1810, how many women over the age of twenty- three are widowed?

2. On which country's coast is the Dauphin traveling when it spots the smaller boat?

3. When did English settlers begin arriving in Nantucket?

4. According to the Preface, what is the primary reason for whale hunting?

5. How long does the average hunt for a sperm whale take?

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