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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Billy?
(a) 16.
(b) 21.
(c) 28.
(d) 17.

2. According to the article about the Bellipotent, how is John Claggart murdered?
(a) He is strangled by Billy Budd.
(b) He is hit by Billy Budd.
(c) He is stabbed by Billy Budd.
(d) He is poisoned by Billy Budd.

3. Why does Melville claim that certain men are morally depraved?
(a) Because they are forced into depravity by their living conditions.
(b) Because their licentious behavior makes them depraved.
(c) Because they are not entirely sane.
(d) Because cruel treatment breeds cruelty.

4. Which act does Claggart believe is an intentional attempt to offend him?
(a) The rolled bucket.
(b) The ripped topsail.
(c) The spilled soup.
(d) The scourging.

5. Where does the first recorded mutiny of the British Navy occur?
(a) Brighton.
(b) Nore.
(c) Spithead.
(d) Timor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a "Handsome Sailor"?

2. Where is John Claggart buried?

3. Why do personalities seem clash more aboard a ship?

4. Why is Billy reprimanded in chapter nine?

5. What often causes a mutiny?

(see the answer key)

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