View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. According to the Preface, what is the primary reason for whale hunting?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Sport.
(c) Food.
(d) Oil.

4. How old is Captain George Pollard, Jr. when he boards the Essex in Chapter 2?
(a) Thirty- eight years old.
(b) Twenty- eight years old.
(c) Twenty- four years old.
(d) Thirty- four years old.

5. How many whale boats does the crew of the Essex lose after the first encounter with two whales in Chapter 3?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are sailors paid?

2. Compared to the other seventy Nantucket whale ships, how is the Essex considered?

3. What is Nickerson's response to the captain's approach in introducing himself to the crew?

4. How far away from the first whale sighted do the men position themselves in the boats?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 288 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample