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

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

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 - Benito Cereno.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Captain Delano evaluate Babo when he first meets him?
(a) Captain Delano evalutes Babo as a devoted companion.
(b) Captain Delano evalutes Babo as vaguely threatening.
(c) Captain Delano evaluates Babo as woefully ignorant.
(d) Captain Delano evaluates Babo as uncomfortably familiar.

2. How is the narrator punished for sneaking into the church?
(a) He is warned and set free.
(b) He is jailed overnight and fined.
(c) He is publicly embarrassed, but pardoned.
(d) He is imprisoned.

3. What is the narrator's condition when he goes to the theater in London?
(a) He is well-fed and relaxed.
(b) He is bored and overfed.
(c) He is broke and alone.
(d) He is comfortable and among friends.

4. What is unusual about the strange ship's figurehead?
(a) It is a plain, unmarked beak.
(b) It is obviously from Castile.
(c) It is covered in canvas wrapping.
(d) It is beautifully carved.

5. What does Blandmour believe God does for the poor?
(a) God gives the poor everything they need for free.
(b) God gives the poor very little help.
(c) God gives the poor the challenges they need.
(d) God charges the rich to care for the poor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What office does the narrator of Bartleby hold that no longer exists?

2. What do Steelkilt and his men demand in return for obeying orders?

3. What disease does Captain Delano learn has swept off much of the crew and cargo of slaves?

4. What food does Bartleby appear to eat exclusively?

5. What surprises the narrator when he goes to his office on a Sunday?

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