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Quiz about The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk

"The Caine Mutiny" by Herman Wouk Quiz

This quiz is based on the excellent book by Herman Wouk, NOT on the good but abbreviated movie of the same title.

A multiple-choice quiz by wjames. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
wjames

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
354,026

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
233

Last 3 plays: Guest 70 (9/10), Guest 184 (4/10), WhiskeyZulu (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is Willie Keith's profession before he joins the Navy? Hint

Newspaper reporter

College professor

Author

Nightclub piano player

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Question 2 of 10

2. How did Captain DeVriess say he'd set his new watch in order to remember the fouled-up crew of the Caine? Hint

An hour slow

An hour fast

30 minutes slow

Right on time

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was Lieutenant Maryk's profession before he joined the Navy? Hint

Actor

Fisherman

Author

Lawyer

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Question 4 of 10

4. Willie's friend, _____ ends up as Captain of Caine's sister ship, USS Moulton. Hint

Marty Feather

Roland Keefer

Ed Keggs

Tom Keefer

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the Biblical title of Tom Keefer's novel? Hint

Golgotha

Multitudes, Multitudes

Garden of Eden

Daniel in the Lion's Den

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Question 6 of 10

6. Maryk's attorney, Barney Greenwald, was recovering from wounds suffered while he was serving as what? Hint

Gunnery officer

Marine

Admiral's aide

Pilot

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who finished the war as Executive Officer of a Naval Depot in Stuber Forks, Iowa? Hint

Lieutenant Commander Queeg

Willie Keith

Lieutenant Maryk

Captain DeVriess

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Question 8 of 10

8. Following the trial, attorney Barney Greenwald said someone was the true author of the Caine Mutiny. Who? Hint

Tom Keefer

Steve Maryk

Willie Keith

Captain Queeg

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Question 9 of 10

9. After the kamikaze struck the Caine while Keefer was in command, Keefer wondered if he had earned a nickname. What was it? Hint

Ol' Swandive

Ol' Yellowstain

Captain Bligh

Captain Courageous

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the last Captain of the Caine? Hint

Steve Maryk

Tom Keefer

Captain White

Willie Keith

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Willie Keith's profession before he joins the Navy?

Answer: Nightclub piano player

Willie's biggest hit was "If You Knew What the Gnu Knew". He also showed talent at improvising ditties based on people's names.

2. How did Captain DeVriess say he'd set his new watch in order to remember the fouled-up crew of the Caine?

Answer: 30 minutes slow

The crew chipped-in for DeVriess' going-away gift, which he at first refused to accept as being against regulations. In true Caine fashion, though, DeVriess found a way around the regs.

3. What was Lieutenant Maryk's profession before he joined the Navy?

Answer: Fisherman

Maryk was the first in his family to graduate college and he joined the Navy as an alternative to a life of backbreaking work as a commercial fisherman.

4. Willie's friend, _____ ends up as Captain of Caine's sister ship, USS Moulton.

Answer: Ed Keggs

Keggs, "ol' Horse Face" according to Roland Keefer, bore up under great pressure from an overbearing Captain, and eventually rose to Captain of the USS Moulton. Keggs' horse face eventually became more of a stallion's.

5. What was the Biblical title of Tom Keefer's novel?

Answer: Multitudes, Multitudes

"Multitudes, multitudes, in the valley of decision". Tom Keefer pined for duty on an aircraft carrier, instead of the backwater of a minesweeper, but when faced with a similar decision as his brother Roland, Tom failed to measure up.

6. Maryk's attorney, Barney Greenwald, was recovering from wounds suffered while he was serving as what?

Answer: Pilot

Lt. Greenwald crashed his fighter plane and suffered extensive burns. By his own admission, he wasn't much of a fighter pilot, but he turned out to be a pretty good defense attorney and person.

7. Who finished the war as Executive Officer of a Naval Depot in Stuber Forks, Iowa?

Answer: Lieutenant Commander Queeg

Willie learned this in a letter from Lt.(jg) Ducely, who enclosed a clipping from a local newspaper with a picture and story about Queeg. Ducely was a plague to Willie during his time aboard Caine, and eventually escaped to his dreamed-of assignment in Navy public relations.

8. Following the trial, attorney Barney Greenwald said someone was the true author of the Caine Mutiny. Who?

Answer: Tom Keefer

Barney Greenwald appeared drunk at the post-trial dinner party put on by Tom Keefer. Barney felt guilty that he had to sink Queeg to save Maryk, since he felt he owed Queeg a favor.

9. After the kamikaze struck the Caine while Keefer was in command, Keefer wondered if he had earned a nickname. What was it?

Answer: Ol' Swandive

Tom Keefer was faced with the same emergency his slovenly brother, Roland, faced on an aircraft carrier - a kamikaze attack. Roland died heroically saving his ship, Keefer jumped overboard and Willie Keith saved the Caine.

10. Who was the last Captain of the Caine?

Answer: Willie Keith

Willie took command after V-J Day, rode out a typhoon, and sailed the Caine home to Bayonne, NJ for decommissioning.

Source: Author wjames

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