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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is responsible for the tricks being played on Billy?
(a) John Claggart.
(b) Red Whiskers.
(c) The Dansker.
(d) Lieutenant Ratcliffe.

2. Why do personalities seem clash more aboard a ship?
(a) The stress of working for a harsh captain makes the crew irate.
(b) Sailors live in close quarters for long periods of time.
(c) Sailors are usually tempremental in nature.
(d) Weeks of seasickness makes the crew irritable.

3. What type of personal life does Captain Vere lead?
(a) One filled with a just a few close friends.
(b) Bitter and morose.
(c) One filled with many friends and jovialty.
(d) Lonely.

4. What causes Billy to lose his voice on occasion?
(a) Stress.
(b) An odd genetic malfunction.
(c) Fear.
(d) Illness.

5. How does Admiral Nelson keep his sailors under control?
(a) The threat of death.
(b) Bribing them.
(c) Terrorizing them into submission.
(d) By winning their admiration.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Melville claim that certain men are morally depraved?

2. Which country is described as ruling the seas?

3. Why does Billy join the British navy?

4. How is discipline maintained on the Bellipotent?

5. What event occurring on land mirrors a naval mutiny?

(see the answer key)

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