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

2. What purpose does the mad Elijah serve in the story?
(a) he prophecies disaster for the Pequod.
(b) he prophecies success for the Pequod.
(c) he adds comic relief to the story.
(d) he explains how to get on board the Pequod.

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

4. What type of whale are the men of the Pequod looking for?
(a) the octavo whale.
(b) the duodecimo whale.
(c) the albino whale.
(d) the sperm whale.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What early shipboard duty does Ishmael describe?

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

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

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

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