Chapter 27 - Knights and Squires Quiz — Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

Where is Stubb originally from?

• Nantucket
• Cape Cod
• Martha's Vineyard
• The Azores

What object is described as one of the regular features of Stubb's face?

• A scar
• A tattoo
• His short, black little pipe
• A gold earring

What is Flask's nickname aboard the Pequod?

• Cape-Cod-man
• Gay-Header
• King-Post
• Ahasuerus

How does Flask view the great whales he hunts?

• As noble, majestic creatures deserving respect
• As magnified mice or water-rats that just need a little effort to kill
• As terrifying monsters he must face despite his fear
• As divine beings sent by God

Who is Tashtego's headsman (the mate he serves as harpooneer)?

• Starbuck
• Stubb
• Flask
• Ahab

What does Melville compare Stubb's attitude toward death to?

• A prayer before sleep
• A call of the watch to tumble aloft
• A game of chess
• A storm passing overhead

How tall is Daggoo described as being?

• Five feet ten
• Six feet even
• Six feet five
• Seven feet tall

What term does the narrator coin for the isolated crew members of the Pequod?

• Wayfarers
• Isolatoes
• Wanderers
• Castaways

Which of these details are actually stated in Chapter 27?

Which of these events or details actually appear in this chapter?

What does 'pugnacious' mean as used in: 'A short, stout, ruddy young fellow, very pugnacious concerning whales'?

• Timid and cautious
• Eager to fight or quarrel
• Deeply knowledgeable
• Indifferent and lazy

What does 'corporeal' mean as used in: 'There was a corporeal humility in looking up at him'?

• Spiritual or supernatural
• Relating to the physical body
• Emotional and heartfelt
• Military or disciplinary

What does 'prelusive' mean as used in: 'beating his tambourine; prelusive of the eternal time'?

• Serving as an introduction or prelude
• Occurring after the main event
• Done reluctantly
• Performed loudly and boldly