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