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

2. Why does Ishmael think Chapter 45 is the most important one in the book?
(a) because it discusses the pecularities of Ahab.
(b) because it deals with whale stories.
(c) because it describes behaviors of whales.
(d) because it describes Moby Dick in detail.

3. How does Ishmael digress after the first whales are spotted?
(a) by discussing the ideal weather for whatling.
(b) by defining the process of spotting whales.
(c) by giving a brief commentary on different kinds of whale.
(d) by giving a background on Captain Ahab.

4. Why does Ishmael linger on the Biblical story of Jonah?
(a) because some crewmen doubt the story.
(b) because it explains a lot about whales.
(c) because he remembers sermons about Jonah.
(d) because he does not believe the Biblical account.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ishmael's evidence that sperm whales have knowingly and maliciously been destructive to men and their ships?

2. What early shipboard duty does Ishmael describe?

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

4. To what does Ishmael compare the weaving of a mat?

5. What story about a whale attack compares to the history of the Titanic?

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