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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 41-42 | Chapters 43-44.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What apology does Ishmael make about whalers?
(a) He agrees that whalers are low caste.
(b) He uses history to honor whalers.
(c) He explains why they are socially low.
(d) He defends their crude manners.

2. What is the rumor about other fish when they encounter the white whale?
(a) they rise to the surface.
(b) they group to attack the whale.
(c) they kill themselves.
(d) they swim away in terror.

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

4. What habit of whales do the whaling ships use to find their prey?
(a) the way they follow certain routes to new feeding areas.
(b) the way they head south in the winter.
(c) they way they always go to the same place to spawn.
(d) the way they spout when finding schools of fish.

5. Where is Captain Ahab as the crew begins coming aboard the Pequod?
(a) bringing up the rear.
(b) in his cabin.
(c) still at home in his bedroom.
(d) standing on the deck.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the subject matter of the sermon in the chapel?

3. What is the conversation like at breakfast in the Spouter Inn?

4. What do Peleg and Bildad do once the Pequod is in the Atlantic Ocean?

5. Why does Elijah challenge Ishmael to find the men he saw heading for the Pequod?

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