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