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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 Starbuck's disagreement with Ahab's purpose for the trip?
(a) the moral correctness of finding the white whale.
(b) the need to get oil and return to Nantucket quickly.
(c) the futility of vengeance against a whale.
(d) the missed opportunities to capture other whales.

2. What has Ahab's vengeance done to him?
(a) He finds no pleasure in life.
(b) His hair has turned white.
(c) He cannot sleep at night.
(d) He has lost his appetite.

3. What is the name of the inn where Ishmael stays while waiting to go to Nantucket?
(a) the Peter Coffin Inn.
(b) the Spouter Inn.
(c) the Humpback Inn.
(d) the Whale Bone Inn.

4. Although the other four strange men blend in with the crew, what does Ishmael observe about Fedallah?
(a) he stays apart because only Ahab understands his language.
(b) he seems to like only Queequeg.
(c) his reasons for being on the voyage remained a mystery.
(d) his ability as harpooner is questionable.

5. What is peculiar about the deck where Ahab walks?
(a) It has many dents made by Ahab's prosthesis.
(b) It is slanted and easy to lose footing.
(c) It is double decked.
(d) It is covered with sharkskin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Peleg and Bildad?

2. What is Ishmael's religious affiliation?

3. What type of whale are the men of the Pequod looking for?

4. What is the rumor about other fish when they encounter the white whale?

5. What does Ishmael say is the saddest thing about any man, no matter how bad he is?

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