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Herman Melville
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Melville quiz based on life, writings, and miscellaneous facts.
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1
Who was Melville’s Author Friend?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Shakespeare
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Milton
2
What was Melville’s final novel
Battle Pieces
Typee
Bartleby the Scrivener
Billy Budd Sailor
3
What did Melville suffer from?
Frequent bouts of anger
Both 1 & 2
None of the above
depression
4
Who were Melville’s parents?
Alan Rickman & Maria Gansevoort
Allen Melville & Maria Gansewoort
Allen Melvill & Maria Gansevoort
Yoko & Ringo
5
What phrase did Turkey use to mock the narrator?
“With submission sir”
“I would prefer not to”
All of the above
“I hate Monday’s“
6
What authors inspired Melville when he was writing Moby-Dick
Milton
Shakespeare
Hawthorne
Emerson
7
Who left the boat with Melville after a year at sea?
Tobey Maguire
Toby Greene
Moby
Terry Jeffords
8
What did nippers keep getting mad At?
His desk
Ginger nut shells
Bartleby
Nippers
9
What aspect of Shakespeare’s writing did Melville find most compelling?
The petulance of his work
The humor of his work
The honesty of his work
The animosity of his work
10
What happened to John Brown
He was hanged
He was recruited into the Union army
He was recruited into the Confederacy
He was enslaved
11
What is a main theme of “Bartleby the Scrivener”?
Mental Illness
Cthulhu
Economy downfall
Existentialism
12
When did Melville sail to the southern seas?
1820
1819
1840
1841
13
What school did Melville attend as a child?
Academy
Stevenson University
NYC Uni
The Albany Classical School
14
What was a common cause of tension for Melville and his family?
General Peter Gansevoort
The greAT WHITE WHALE
Finances
Prose
15
What was the story behind the nickname Turkey?
Because he dresses badly
None of the above
Because of the red color of his face
Because he was mean to Ginger Nut
16
What happened to Bartleby?
He stayed at the old office building
He got medical attention
He went to prison and died
He moved away
17
Why did John Brown attack the arsenal?
To acquire recruits for a slave rebellion
To acquire weapons for a slave rebellion
To acquire agricultural resources
To acquire intel for a slave rebellion
18
What was battle pieces about?
John Brown’s attack on Harpers Ferry
John Brown‘s attack on Harpers Dock
None of the above
The execution of Marie Antoinette
19
Could the narrator have helped Bartleby more? Or should Bartleby have helped himself?
The lawyer should’ve helped Bartleby more
Bartleby should‘be helped himself
20
What happened to Melville’s sons?
They died
They became barbers
They moved to San Francisco
They began cowriting a book
21
What was Bartleby’s Catchphrase?
None of the above
“It is not down on any map; true places never are”
“I would prefer not to“
“Fish are friends not food”
22
What effect did Scarlet Fever have on Melville?
Writing inspiration
Death
Total blindness
Permanently affected eyesight
23
How old was Ginger Nut?
10
12
14
13
24
What valley did Melville and Greene live in after leaving the ship?
Tapai Valley
None of the above
Nature Valley
Sunset Valley
25
What was added to the end of the Melville name in the 1830s?
-le
-a
-lle
-e
26
How did Melville say that Brown had a head wound at capture?
“But the streaming beard is shown”
“Hidden in the cap”
“The cut is on the crown”
“Shenandoah!”
27
What jobs did Melville have?
All of the above
Melville farm
Cabin Boy
Gansevoort Fur Cap Shop
