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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which mutiny is referred to as "the Great Mutiny"?
(a) Brighton.
(b) Nore.
(c) Spithead.
(d) Timor.

2. Why doesn't the chaplain try to intervene on Billy's behalf?
(a) He feels that Billy deserves punishment.
(b) He is afraid of the captain.
(c) Because Billy does not talk to him.
(d) Military law is more powerful than his religious influence.

3. In chapter 16, what does Billy refuse to believe?
(a) That Captain Vere is corrupt.
(b) That Claggart is behind the mischief that plagues him.
(c) That Lieutenant Ratcliffe is behind the mischief that plagues him.
(d) That the Bellipotent can sink.

4. What does the Bellipotent chase in chapter 18?
(a) A school of dolphins.
(b) An enemy merchant ship.
(c) An albatross.
(d) An enemy frigate.

5. Which types of historical figures are often compared to Billy?
(a) Noble sailors.
(b) Biblical prophets.
(c) Medieval knights.
(d) Greek heros.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Billy of his sentence?

2. In chapter 15, which character appears to be conspiring to destroy Billy's character?

3. What concerns the officers in chapter 20?

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

5. What astonishes Captain Vere about the report he receives in chapter 18?

(see the answer key)

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