Chapter 71 - The Jeroboam's Story Quiz — Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

by Herman Melville

Comprehension Quiz: Chapter 71 - The Jeroboam's Story

Why does Captain Mayhew refuse to board the Pequod?

  • His crew has mutinied and will not let him leave
  • A malignant epidemic is aboard the Jeroboam
  • He is afraid of Captain Ahab
  • The Jeroboam is sinking and needs all hands

Where was Gabriel originally from before joining the Jeroboam?

  • A Quaker meeting house in Philadelphia
  • The Neskyeuna Shakers
  • A Methodist congregation in New Bedford
  • A Puritan settlement in Salem

What does Gabriel declare Moby Dick to be?

  • A demon from the deep
  • The Shaker God incarnated
  • The spirit of a drowned captain
  • An ordinary sperm whale not worth hunting

Who is Macey?

  • The captain of the Jeroboam
  • A harpooner on the Pequod
  • The chief mate of the Jeroboam
  • A sailor who joins Gabriel's followers

How far is Macey thrown when Moby Dick strikes him?

  • About ten yards
  • About twenty-five yards
  • About fifty yards
  • About one hundred yards

What happens to the boat and oarsmen when Macey is killed?

  • The boat is smashed to pieces
  • Two other oarsmen are also killed
  • Not a chip of the boat is harmed, nor a hair of any oarsman's head
  • The boat capsizes but all other men survive

What does Gabriel shout after Macey's death?

  • "Repent! Repent!"
  • "The vial! the vial!"
  • "Vengeance is mine!"
  • "The whale is God!"

When Ahab is asked whether he intends to hunt Moby Dick, what does he reply?

  • "Never."
  • "Perhaps."
  • "Aye."
  • "That is my business alone."

To whom is the letter in the Pequod's letter-bag addressed?

  • Captain Mayhew
  • Gabriel
  • Mr. Harry Macey
  • Starbuck

What does Gabriel do with the letter addressed to Macey?

  • He throws it into the sea
  • He impales it on a boat-knife and flings it back to the Pequod
  • He reads it aloud to the crew
  • He refuses to let anyone touch it

How did the Pequod's crew first hear about Gabriel?

  • From a letter delivered at Nantucket
  • From the Town-Ho's company
  • From Captain Mayhew's written report
  • From Starbuck's previous voyage

Why couldn't the Jeroboam's captain get rid of Gabriel?

  • Gabriel was the ship's owner's son
  • The crew threatened to leave if Gabriel was removed
  • Maritime law forbade it
  • Gabriel had a contract that could not be broken

What is the condition of the letter Starbuck retrieves?

  • Pristine and sealed with wax
  • Sorely tumbled, damp, and covered with green mould
  • Torn in half and barely legible
  • Sealed in a waterproof pouch

What warning does Gabriel give Ahab at the end of the chapter?

  • "The plague will find thee next"
  • "Nay, keep it thyself; thou art soon going that way"
  • "Turn back while there is still time"
  • "The White Whale spares no captain"

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