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1 trivia quiz  Ah Bartleby,! Ah Humanity! icon
Long before passive resistance became a familiar technique for protesting perceived inequities, there was Bartleby!
 Average 10Q
171 plays
 Apr 13 05
braunda gold
2 trivia quiz  Melville's 'Encantadas' icon
The ten sketches Melville wrote for 'Harper's' magazine and later published as part of his 'Piazza Tales'.
 Difficult 10Q
87 plays
 May 24 02
tjoebigham
3 trivia quiz  Melville's Poetry icon
My third Melville quiz is about his poetry, not as well-known as his other works, but as memorable.
 Very Difficult 10Q
120 plays
 Jul 12 01
tjoebigham
4 trivia quiz  Moby Dick Trivia icon
I've done quizzes on 'Melville sans Moby' and Whales and Whaling. Now I'm ready to take on the White Whale himself!
 Tough 25Q
831 plays
 Mar 28 01
tjoebigham
5 trivia quiz  Melville's Creations icon
Identify Melville's characters from the descriptions given. This quiz covers three novels and three short stories.
 Difficult 10Q
270 plays
 Jan 21 03
skylarb
6 trivia quiz  Moby Dick
Short quiz on Melville's most famous novel.
 Average 10Q
846 plays
 Apr 14 00
kogand
7 trivia quiz  Melville sans Moby icon
You probably know all about 'Moby Dick' trouble is, most people think Melville begins and ends with that classic. But Melville ranged far and wide in his work, and in almost every form. See how much Melville you really know!
 Average 10Q
276 plays
 Dec 07 00
tjoebigham

Some sample questions from this category:

* Which of the following was not a Harpooneer?
* What was Ahab's false leg made of?
* What was the name of the ship that hunted 'The Whale' to the end?
* Where did Ishmael and Queegueq share a room before their ship set sail?
* What was the name of Queequeg's idol?
* Who killed the first whale?
* How many survived the encounter with Moby Dick?
* The captain of The Rachel was searching for his lost son when he came upon a survivor. Who was rescued?
* Ishmael and Queequeg feasted on a warm Clam Chowder at which Restaurant?
* Melville wrote 'Moby Dick' or 'The Whale' in what year?
* Name Melville's first two books.
* Who is the companion of Wellington Redburn?
* Which of Melville's novels takes place on a U.S. Navy ship?
* What is different about Melville's 'Confidence Man'?
* Did Melville base his Israel Potter on a real person?
* Name the three clerks who work with Bartleby in Melville's classic story.
* Name the setting of Melville's 'The Tatrarus of Maids'.
* Who is the malignant master-at-arms who slanders Billy Budd, and his stooge?
* True or false: Melville was also a published poet.
* Three on Ishmael's harpooneer friend Queequeg: first, where does he come from?

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