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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Compared to the other seventy Nantucket whale ships, how is the Essex considered?
(a) New, big, and lucky.
(b) Old, big, and lucky.
(c) Old, small, and lucky.
(d) New, small, and lucky.

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

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

5. As described in the Preface, in which ocean are the whales hunted?
(a) Indian.
(b) Pacific.
(c) Arctic.
(d) Atlantic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which provisions does the crew of the Essex plan to purchase at the Azores?

2. Which of the following is not included in the list of supplies that are loaded onto the Essex as it prepares for the journey in Chapter 1?

3. How do Pollard and Chase react to the way the men take the Essex out to sea?

4. How much can sperm whales weigh?

5. How old is Thomas Nickerson when he first boards the Essex?

(see the answer key)

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