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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many miles west of the Galapagos is the Essex on November 2, 1820?
(a) Over two thousand.
(b) Over a thousand.
(c) Five hundred.
(d) Less than five hundred.

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

3. How are sailors paid?
(a) According to how many whales they have killed and captured.
(b) According to how many whales they have killed.
(c) According to their rank.
(d) According to their time at sea for each trip.

4. What time does Chase order the men to prepare the ship for whaling in Chapter 2?
(a) Eight a.m.
(b) Seven a.m.
(c) Nine a.m.
(d) Six a.m.

5. In 1810, how many women over the age of twenty- three are widowed?
(a) Over a quarter.
(b) Almost half.
(c) Almost a quarter.
(d) Over half.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not included in the list of troubles that the bad weather causes for the Essex in Chapter 4?

2. What does the whale do after hitting the Essex below the anchor in Chapter 5?

3. According to one naval architect, what might have helped the Essex withstand the whale's attack?

4. How long is the huge whale that appears off the port bow in Chapter 5?

5. How long does it take the Essex to round Cape Horn in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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