Chapter 26 - Knights and Squires Quiz — Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

What is Starbuck's role aboard the Pequod?

• Captain
• Chief mate
• Second mate
• Harpooner

Where is Starbuck originally from?

• New Bedford
• Nantucket
• Cape Cod
• Martha's Vineyard

What is Starbuck's religious background?

• Methodist
• Catholic
• Quaker
• Congregationalist

According to Starbuck, what kind of man does he want in his boat?

• One who is not afraid of a whale
• One who is afraid of a whale
• One who has killed many whales
• One who can swim well

What happened to Starbuck's father and brother?

• They retired from whaling
• They were lost at sea in the whaling business
• They moved back to Nantucket
• They became captains of their own ships

What kind of terror does the narrator suggest Starbuck cannot withstand?

• The fury of storms at sea
• The charge of an enraged whale
• Spiritual terrors from an enraged and mighty man
• The loneliness of long ocean voyages

Who is identified as the second mate of the Pequod?

• Starbuck
• Stubb
• Flask
• Queequeg

Which historical figures does Melville invoke in his closing appeal to the "great democratic God"?

• Shakespeare, Milton, and Dante
• Washington, Jefferson, and Adams
• Bunyan, Cervantes, and Andrew Jackson
• Homer, Virgil, and Ovid

Which of these details actually appear in this chapter?

Which of these statements about the chapter's content are true?

What does "superstition" mean as used in: "the wild watery loneliness of his life did therefore strongly incline him to superstition"?

• Formal religious worship
• Belief in omens, portents, and supernatural influences
• Fear of the dark
• Distrust of other sailors

What does "abasement" mean as used in: "the complete abasement of poor Starbuck's fortitude"?

• Strengthening or reinforcement
• Public celebration
• Humiliation or degradation
• Gradual improvement

What does "investiture" mean as used in: "that abounding dignity which has no robed investiture"?

• Financial investment
• Formal ceremony of conferring rank or authority, with its associated garments
• A military siege
• A legal investigation