WorksheetsMoby Dick Quiz: Whole Play
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the setting where the play starts?
NEW FOUNDLAND
NEW JERSEY
NEW YORK
NEW BEDFORD
TO WAVE A WEAPON IN A THREATENING WAY
flourish
brandish
smasher
deminish
Who is the sailor with the least amount of experience?
Starbuck
Queequeg
Tastego
Ishmael
Which captain does not want revenge on Moby Dick?
Captain Bildad
Captain Peleg
Captain Boomer
Captain Ahab
Why does Ahab want revenge on Mody Dick?
Moby smashed his boat.
Moby bit his leg off.
Moby ate his wife.
Moby ate his son.
What is the reason people used to hunt whales in the 1800s?
oil for lamps
meat for food
teeth for jewelry
bones to build houses
Who is the author of the story?
Herman Melville
Stephen King
J. K. Rowling
R. L. Stine
something enormous and powerful; a sea monster
lava
levelheaded
leverage
leviathan
Who says, "Build me a coffin and seal every crack"?
Ishmael
Queequeg
Ahab
Starbuck
Who says, "How many barrels of oil will your vengeance earn at the Nantucket market"?
Ahab
Flask
Starbuck
Boomer
Who says, "I didn't want to try to kill him. Isn't one arm enough!"
Ishmael
Boomer
Starbuck
Ahab
TO LIGHT UP
ILLUMINATE
INFERNAL
GESTURE
LEDGER
Which element is very important in historical fiction?
setting
character development
internal and exernal conflicts
author's word choices
What does Captain Ahab offer the crew if they find and kill Moby Dick?
gold
whale oil
fish
freedom
What makes Moby Dick easy to identity among other whales?
large tail
fur
spots
white head
Who thinks about killing Captain Ahab?
Captain Boomer
Starbuck
Queequeg
Mr. Flask
Who is the only survivor?
Ahab
Tashtego
Starbuck
Ishmael
Which statement best describes the theme of the play?
You shouldn't eat other people.
You can get rich hunting whales.
Revenge will also harm the person who seeks it.
Whales are dangerous animals.
Which question should you ask when trying to find the CENTRAL IDEA?
What is the setting of the story?
Who wrote the text?
What are the characters' names?
What does the author want me to know about the topic?
Read this quote, "Starbuck's musket shakes with nerves. He wrestles with his inner angel." What does the phrase "inner angel" mostly likely mean based on how it's used in this quote?
he saw a ghost
his conscience thinking of what is right
his prayer to God
he fights wtih Captain Ahab
