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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 133.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of whale is Moby Dick, the whale they are searching for?
(a) a duodecimo whale.
(b) a Greenland whale.
(c) an octavo whale.
(d) a folio whale.

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

3. Days into the journey, what makes Ishmael uneasy?
(a) He never sees Queequeg again.
(b) He has started to have seasickness.
(c) He decides he has made a mistake.
(d) He has not yet seen the captain.

4. How is Ahab's mental condition best described by this point?
(a) cheerful with expectation.
(b) much more optimistic.
(c) finally sane.
(d) truly morbid.

5. What is the mood on the Pequod?
(a) light and cheerful.
(b) grim and somber.
(c) high with anticipation.
(d) excited and tense.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Ahab's vengeance done to him?

2. What does Ahab do in an excited state after visiting the Samuel Enderby?

3. What does Queequeg use to reach his food?

4. What is Ahab thinking about as he looks out to sea?

5. What insane crew member of the Jeroboam claims to be the Angel Gabriel?

(see the answer key)

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