Chapter 28 - Ahab Quiz — Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
by Herman Melville
Comprehension Quiz: Chapter 28 - Ahab
What is Ahab's scar compared to in this chapter?
- A battle wound from a sword fight
- The mark lightning leaves on a great tree
- A rope burn from rigging
- A tattoo from a South Sea island
What material is Ahab's artificial leg made from?
- Oak wood
- Iron
- Ivory from a sperm whale's jawbone
- Whalebone from a right whale
What classical sculpture is Ahab's form compared to?
- Michelangelo's David
- Cellini's cast Perseus
- The Venus de Milo
- Rodin's The Thinker
What time of year does the Pequod depart Nantucket?
- Midsummer
- Easter
- Christmas
- Autumn equinox
How does Ahab stabilize himself on the quarterdeck?
- He leans against the mast
- He sits in a captain's chair
- He places his bone leg in a specially bored auger hole
- He holds onto the wheel
According to the Gay-Head Indian, where did Ahab lose his leg?
- Off the coast of Africa
- In Nantucket harbor
- Off Japan
- Near Cape Horn
What does Ishmael say he sees in Ahab's face?
- A smile of satisfaction
- A look of madness
- A crucifixion
- A calm serenity
What does "peremptory" mean as used in: "orders so sudden and peremptory"?
- Gentle and polite
- Insisting on immediate obedience with no room for refusal
- Carefully considered and thoughtful
- Whispered and secretive
What does "preternatural" mean in: "preternatural powers of discernment"?
- Completely ordinary
- Related to nature and the outdoors
- Beyond what is normal or natural
- Inherited from ancestors
What does "sepulchral" mean in: "an old sepulchral man"?
- Cheerful and lively
- Gloomy and suggestive of a tomb
- Extremely tall
- Well-dressed and dignified
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