Moby Dick Overview Quiz

What does Fedallah claim is the only thing that can kill the captain?

Question Answer Choices God Himself Moby-Dick Hemp or rope

What reward will Ahab give to the first man who spots the white whale, Moby-Dick?

Question Answer Choices A jug of rum A rise in rank Shore leave for one week A sixteen-dollar gold piece

Who regularly appeals to Ahab to give up, reform, and go home?

Question Answer Choices Fedallah Starbuck Ishmael Queequeg

To what does Ishmael largely attribute Ahab's dark nature?

Question Answer Choices Satan-worship Feeling like less of a man since he lost his leg Atheism Lack of love as a child

What unusual item does Ahab the blacksmith use in constructing his special harpoon?

Question Answer Choices Nail stubs from racing horses Slivers of the bone he saved after his leg was chewed off Alligator teeth Poisoned claws from dead birds of prey

How does Ahab die?

Question Answer Choices Fedallah stabs him with his own harpoon Moby-Dick swallows him whole Gets caught in rope, is dragged under the ship Queequeg locks him in the coffin and pushes him off the bow

What is the sole purpose of this voyage for Captain Ahab?

Question Answer Choices To overtake a ship that stole his goods and left him to the mercy of the whale To kill the whale who took his leg To cross the Pacific while avoiding the dangerous whale To punish the men who allowed a whale to maim him

What biblical tale does Ishmael here at the whaleman's chapel prior to his journey?

Question Answer Choices Cain and Abel Nicodemus The crucifixion Jonah

About what does the old man Elijah warn both Ishmael and Queequed?

Question Answer Choices To stay clear of the ship's captain Not to drink liquor aboard the ship Never engage any local on land To never sleep without their boots on

For how many days does the crew fight Moby-Dick?

Question Answer Choices 7 3 1 2