In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

Nathaniel Philbrick
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

Nathaniel Philbrick
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Joy spend on the captain's boat before returning to his own boat and dying?
(a) Two days.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Two weeks.

2. On which country's coast is the Dauphin traveling when it spots the smaller boat?
(a) Venezuela's.
(b) Chile's.
(c) Argentina's.
(d) Brazil's.

3. As the frustrations grow on the Essex, what complaint do the men bring to Pollard at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) More chores on the ship.
(b) Smaller food portions.
(c) Unfair treatment by the first and second mate.
(d) Less sleep time.

4. How many days after leaving the sunken Essex is Chase's boat rescued by the Indian?
(a) One hundred and nine.
(b) Eighty- nine.
(c) Ninety- nine.
(d) One hundred and nineteen.

5. Whose ideas is it to repair the bottom of the boat by holding a hatchet against the plank from underwater?
(a) Nickerson.
(b) Chase.
(c) Pollard.
(d) Lawrence.

Short Answer Questions

1. As described in Chapter 1, what does the sighting of a comet indicate?

2. What does the Aurora bring for the crew of the Essex?

3. What do the men do with Cole when he begins ranting incoherently?

4. How far have the men rescued by the Dauphin been sailing at the end of the Preface?

5. How many miles west of the Galapagos is the Essex on November 2, 1820?

(see the answer key)

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