Great Short Works of Herman Melville Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

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Great Short Works of Herman Melville Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 122 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 - 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What god does the narrator in "The Lightning Rod Man" think the salesman resembles?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Jupiter.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Apollo.

2. What did the American ship, the Essex, see in the Encantadas?
(a) An English ship.
(b) An enchanted ship.
(c) A ghost ship.
(d) A pirate ship.

3. Who finally persuaded the narrator of "I and My Chimney" to knock a few feet off the chimney?
(a) His neighbor.
(b) His wife.
(c) His mortgage holder
(d) His daughters.

4. How do the bachelors in the Temple keep time?
(a) By the courses of the meal.
(b) By the jokes they told.
(c) By the wine they drank.
(d) By their reminiscences.

5. What action does Steelkilt determine to take after being locked in the hold?
(a) He will kill Radney.
(b) He will apologize.
(c) He will kill the captain.
(d) He will seize the ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Captain Delano glad he was not astute enough to recognize the mutiny?

2. Of what does the onstage action in the London theater remind the narrator?

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

4. What is unusual about the strange ship's figurehead?

5. Where does the narrator in The Town-Ho's story tell his tale?

(see the answer key)

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