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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 58-60 | Chapter 61-63.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Peleg and Bildad do once the Pequod is in the Atlantic Ocean?
(a) return to shore in a small boat.
(b) leave the Pequod on a raft.
(c) go wake up Captain Ahab.
(d) jump overboard and swim to shore.

2. What apology does Ishmael make about whalers?
(a) He agrees that whalers are low caste.
(b) He uses history to honor whalers.
(c) He defends their crude manners.
(d) He explains why they are socially low.

3. Who is the chaplain of the whaler's place of worship?
(a) Father Elm.
(b) Father Pine.
(c) Father Maple.
(d) Father Sycamore.

4. What does Ishmael say is the saddest thing about any man, no matter how bad he is?
(a) a man who kills for sport.
(b) a man who disobeys orders.
(c) a man who has lost his valor.
(d) a man who thinks he knows everything.

5. What story about a whale attack compares to the history of the Titanic?
(a) the ship was believed to be unsinkable.
(b) the ship struck an ice berg while chasing a whale.
(c) the ship was sunk on its maiden expedition.
(d) the whale looked like an ice berg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ishmael think is more remarkable than the whale's size and color?

2. How does Ishmael describe the whales he sees in the ocean?

3. What is Queequeg's amusing story about the ship captain attending a wedding in his father's court?

4. Although the other four strange men blend in with the crew, what does Ishmael observe about Fedallah?

5. How does Ishmael foreshadow Starbuck's behavior throughout the novel?

(see the answer key)

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