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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 81-82 | Chapter 83.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the captain of a German whaling ship want from the Pequod?
(a) coffee.
(b) sailcloth.
(c) lamp oil.
(d) directions.

2. What part of the whale is the most valuable to the whalers?
(a) the skin.
(b) the ivory teeth and bones.
(c) the head and tail.
(d) the blubber.

3. What type of whale is Moby Dick, the whale they are searching for?
(a) an octavo whale.
(b) a folio whale.
(c) a Greenland whale.
(d) a duodecimo whale.

4. To what does Ishmael attribute the hieroglyphic-like markings on the whale skin?
(a) scrapes from coral reefs.
(b) ageing.
(c) contacts with ships.
(d) contacts with other whales.

5. To what does Ishmael attribute the Sag Harbor man's disbelief in the story of Jonah?
(a) his listening to too many doubters.
(b) his minute education and inability to reason.
(c) his custom of arguing with everyone.
(d) his personal experience inside a whale.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second objection the Sag Harbor man has for the veracity of the story of Jonah?

2. After the whale is captured, what is the next step?

3. Why does Ishmael think Chapter 45 is the most important one in the book?

4. Which ship does Ishmael select for him and Queequeg to sign on?

5. Why does Ishmael linger on the Biblical story of Jonah?

(see the answer key)

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