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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 99 | Chapters 100-101.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Queequeg distinguish himself on the trip to Nantucket?
(a) by winning an arm wrestling match.
(b) by saving a man who fell overboard.
(c) by catching a large fish for dinner.
(d) by climbing to the top of the mast.

2. What danger does Ishmael say the whale wields in particular?
(a) the whale can fluke and land on a ship.
(b) the whale can call for other whales to attack a ship.
(c) the whale never forgets.
(d) the whale can do great damage with its tail.

3. How does Ishmael classify the oiling of the bottom of a boat?
(a) a ceremony performed to attract whales.
(b) a ceremony performed for good luck.
(c) a ceremony performed for Neptune.
(d) a ceremony of initiation of new sailors.

4. What do the men do for entertainment on board the Pequod?
(a) tell sea tales.
(b) play cards.
(c) gamble.
(d) sing and dance.

5. What do Ishmael and Stubb discuss about captains and whaling?
(a) whether the captain should take the helm.
(b) whether captains know enough about whales.
(c) whether captains should be harpooners.
(d) whether the captain should go on the boats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ishmael say the head of a sperm whale resembles?

2. What does Ishmael say the head of the sperm whale contains?

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

4. Days into the journey, what makes Ishmael uneasy?

5. To what does Ishmael attribute the Sag Harbor man's disbelief in the story of Jonah?

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