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Moby Dick Quiz 2 - Chapters 19-100 Directions: Answer each of the following essay questions in a brief, but well-developed paragraph in which you quote specifics from the novel. This quiz should take you the entire period if you are going to write well-developed answers. Each question will be graded on the number of points there are to address in that specific question. The total points available for this test are twenty. Copy and past this test into a word document. Then anwer each question directly below the question itself. Take your time and do a good job!

1. The Pequod sets out on Christmas Day for a whaling adventure that is scheduled to last for three years. The owners objective is that the ship is to kill as many whales as possible in order to maximize the profit made. What is Captain Ahab's primary objective? Thoroughly explain two events from the book that support your view of Captain Ahab's primary objective. (3 points)

2. Ishmael laments the fact that whalers are seen as dirty butchers, while soldiers who are also butchers are revered as heroes. In the book, Ishmael gives several reasons why sailors should be just as revered as soldiers. Cite two of these reasons that are given in the book. (2 points)

3. Starbuck has a certain qualification for every man who serves in his boat. What is this qualification? Why is this a good quality to have? (2 points)

4. Why do most men fear Moby Dick? How many creatures in the sea fear Moby Dick? Why does Captain Ahab have such extreme hatred for Moby Dick? Melville discusses the whiteness of Moby Dick - cite two things from the book with which this whiteness is associated. (5 points)

5. Whaling ships not only encountered dangers from the act of whaling, but there were other dangers on the high seas as well. In the book there were two examples of the other dangers that whaling ships faced. What were these other two dangers that were mentioned in the book? (2 points)

6. What is Stub's outlook on life and why is this a good outlook to have for serving on a whaling ship? (2 points)

7. What is Flask's view of whales? (1 point)

8. The Pequod comes across the ship the Samuel Enderby and Captain Boomer. Why does Captain Ahab take the time to stop and converse with Captain Boomer? What do Captain Ahab and Captain Boomer have in common? What advice does Captain Boomer give to Captain Ahab? (3 points)