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