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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did English settlers begin arriving in Nantucket?
(a) 1635.
(b) 1653.
(c) 1695.
(d) 1659.

2. Compared to the other seventy Nantucket whale ships, how is the Essex considered?
(a) Old, big, and lucky.
(b) Old, small, and lucky.
(c) New, big, and lucky.
(d) New, small, and lucky.

3. Which fictional novel was inspired by the sinking of the Essex?
(a) The Cruel Sea.
(b) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
(c) Treasure Island.
(d) Moby Dick.

4. How many people live in Nantucket in 1819?
(a) Six thousand people.
(b) Seven thousand people.
(c) Five thousand people.
(d) Eight thousand people.

5. How far have the men rescued by the Dauphin been sailing at the end of the Preface?
(a) Forty- five hundred nautical miles.
(b) Twenty- five hundred nautical miles.
(c) Fifty- five hundred nautical miles.
(d) Thirty- five hundred nautical miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1810, how many women over the age of twenty- three are widowed?

2. What surprises Nickerson about Chase while they are on the sea?

3. When does the loading of the Essex begin?

4. How far off the coast of New England is Nantucket located?

5. What shape are the sails of the Essex?

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