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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 is peculiar about the deck where Ahab walks?
(a) It has many dents made by Ahab's prosthesis.
(b) It is slanted and easy to lose footing.
(c) It is double decked.
(d) It is covered with sharkskin.

2. Who are Peleg and Bildad?
(a) part owners of the Pequod.
(b) outfitters of the Pequod.
(c) builders of the Pequod.
(d) crewmen on the Pequod.

3. Who pilots the Pequod out of the Nantucket harbor?
(a) Peleg.
(b) Ahab.
(c) Bildad.
(d) Starbuck.

4. To what does Ishmael compare the differences between land and sea?
(a) to political conflicts.
(b) to the harmony of mind and body.
(c) to men on a battlefield.
(d) to areas of the human soul.

5. What has Ahab's vengeance done to him?
(a) He has lost his appetite.
(b) He cannot sleep at night.
(c) He finds no pleasure in life.
(d) His hair has turned white.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject matter of the sermon in the chapel?

2. What accommodation is available for Ishmael at the inn in New Bedford?

3. What is Ishmael's religious affiliation?

4. To what does Ishmael compare the weaving of a mat?

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

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