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