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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 49-50 | Chapter 51-53.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ahab aware of while he stands on the deck of the Pequod?
(a) exactly where all the holes are made for his peg leg.
(b) all the crew are fearful of him.
(c) all the crew thinks he has lost his mind.
(d) all eyes look to see lest he fall or hold onto anything to steady himself.

2. What do Peleg and Bildad do once the Pequod is in the Atlantic Ocean?
(a) go wake up Captain Ahab.
(b) return to shore in a small boat.
(c) leave the Pequod on a raft.
(d) jump overboard and swim to shore.

3. How does Stubb handle the strange situation?
(a) with a great deal of tension.
(b) by not thinking about it.
(c) with his sense of humor.
(d) by writing in a diary.

4. How does Ishmael foreshadow Starbuck's behavior throughout the novel?
(a) He becomes fearful and mutinous.
(b) He changes into a madman.
(c) He loses all his moral values and tries to kill Ahab.
(d) He remains the valiant and moral person he first appears to be.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the plaques in the whaler's chapel remind Ishmael of?

3. What startles the crew as they prepare to go after a whale?

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

5. Although the other four strange men blend in with the crew, what does Ishmael observe about Fedallah?

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