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

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

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Steelkilt and his men demand in return for obeying orders?
(a) They will not have to sweep the decks.
(b) They will not be punished.
(c) They will be given better wages.
(d) Radney will be punished.

2. With what weapon does Radney threaten Steelkilt?
(a) A gun.
(b) A hammer.
(c) A rope.
(d) A knife.

3. What did buccaneers leave on the islands that Melville claims is proof of their better traits?
(a) Planted gardens.
(b) Carved stone furniture.
(c) Buried treasure.
(d) Planted orchards.

4. With what alliteration does Melville describe the islands?
(a) Dark, doleful doomsday.
(b) Extensive elegant exotica.
(c) An archipelago of aridities.
(d) Fruitful festival of fecundity.

5. What emotion does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" say he has never felt since the rooster died?
(a) The silly slaphappiness.
(b) The cheerful joys.
(c) The doleful dumps.
(d) The warm contentment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does Steelkilt determine to take after being locked in the hold?

2. Why does the captain decide not to flog Steelkilt?

3. What prevents Steelkilt from taking revenge on Radney?

4. How does the narrator accommodate the weakness of his oldest scrivener?

5. What quality of Bartleby's induces the narrator to hire him?

(see the answer key)

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