- 1. What year was Herman Melville born?
A) 1819
B) 1839
C) 1829
D) 1809
- 2. Where was Herman Melville born?
A) Baltimore
B) Boston
C) New York City
D) Philadelphia
- 3. In which branch of the military did Herman Melville serve?
A) Air Force
B) Army
C) Marines
D) Navy
- 4. What was Herman Melville's father's occupation?
A) Doctor
B) Farmer
C) Merchant
D) Lawyer
- 5. What is the name of Herman Melville's first novel?
A) Omoo
B) Typee
C) Mardi
D) Redburn
- 6. Which novel by Herman Melville is a social satire dealing with issues of greed and materialism in America?
A) White-Jacket
B) The Confidence-Man
C) Pierre
D) Israel Potter
- 7. Which of these works by Herman Melville is a collection of poems?
A) Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War
B) Israel Potter
C) Mardi
D) Redburn
- 8. What is the name of the captain in 'Moby-Dick'?
A) Starbuck
B) Stubb
C) Queequeg
D) Ahab
- 9. Whom does the character Ishmael befriend in 'Moby-Dick'?
A) Queequeg
B) Starbuck
C) Ahab
D) Stubb
- 10. Which of the following characters is a lawyer in a Herman Melville novel?
A) Bartleby
B) Billy Budd
C) Ishmael
D) Ahab
- 11. What is the name of Herman Melville's short story about a scrivener who refuses to work?
A) The Encantadas
B) Bartleby, the Scrivener
C) Benito Cereno
D) The Bell-Tower
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