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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. Why does the rumor start that Moby Dick is stalking the Pequod?
(a) a whale spout is seen only once every afternoon.
(b) something keeps bumping the Pequod.
(c) a whale spout is seen at night every so often.
(d) no large fish are spotted near the Pequod.

2. Why does Ishmael advise against putting intellectual men on watch?
(a) they become easily bored.
(b) they ask too many questions.
(c) they become engrossed in their own thoughts.
(d) they analyze too much.

3. Who pilots the Pequod out of the Nantucket harbor?
(a) Ahab.
(b) Bildad.
(c) Peleg.
(d) Starbuck.

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

5. What does Ishmael say is the saddest thing about any man, no matter how bad he is?
(a) a man who has lost his valor.
(b) a man who thinks he knows everything.
(c) a man who disobeys orders.
(d) a man who kills for sport.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the second mate on board the Pequod?

3. What habit of whales do the whaling ships use to find their prey?

4. Who is the chaplain of the whaler's place of worship?

5. What happens to the boat Ishmael is in during the whale hunt?

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