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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) lamp oil.
(b) sailcloth.
(c) coffee.
(d) directions.

2. 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.

3. After the whale is captured, what is the next step?
(a) removing its skin.
(b) hauling it back to the ship.
(c) estimating its weight.
(d) cutting off its head and tail.

4. Who are Peleg and Bildad?
(a) crewmen on the Pequod.
(b) builders of the Pequod.
(c) outfitters of the Pequod.
(d) part owners of the Pequod.

5. How does Ishmael ultimately describe the whale?
(a) a spouting fish with a horizontal tail.
(b) a lumbering fish with a verticle tail.
(c) an elongated fish with big eyes.
(d) an elephant of the ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of whale is Moby Dick, the whale they are searching for?

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

3. Why does Ishmael advise against putting intellectual men on watch?

4. What do they find in the corpse of the blind and crippled whale?

5. How does Queequeg manage to sign on with the Pequod after first being turned down?

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