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Moby Dick (1998 miniseries) - Quiz
  • 1. In what year was the Moby Dick miniseries released in the United States?
A) 1851
B) 1998
C) 1997
D) 1956
  • 2. Who directed the 1998 Moby Dick miniseries?
A) Francis Ford Coppola
B) Franc Roddam
C) Anton Diether
D) John Huston
  • 3. Who served as the executive producer of the miniseries?
A) Christopher Gordon
B) Franc Roddam
C) Gregory Peck
D) Francis Ford Coppola
  • 4. Which novel is the miniseries based on?
A) Star Trek
B) Ahab's Revenge
C) Herman Melville's 1851 novel
D) The Pacific Islander
  • 5. In which country was the miniseries filmed?
A) Australia
B) United States
C) United Kingdom
D) Canada
  • 6. In what year was the miniseries filmed?
A) 1998
B) 1851
C) 1997
D) 1956
  • 7. How many episodes did the miniseries consist of?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) One
  • 8. On which network did the miniseries air in the United States?
A) CBS
B) NBC
C) HBO
D) USA Network
  • 9. What milestone does the miniseries mark for Gregory Peck?
A) His final on-screen role
B) His directorial debut
C) His only television appearance
D) His first film role
  • 10. What is the name of the young sailor who joins the Pequod?
A) Ahab
B) Ishmael
C) Starbuck
D) Queequeg
  • 11. What is the name of the whaling ship in the story?
A) Father Mapple
B) Moby Dick
C) Enterprise
D) Pequod
  • 12. What is Queequeg's background?
A) A captain of a lost ship
B) A wealthy innkeeper
C) A first mate from the United States
D) A Pacific Islander and experienced whaler
  • 13. Where do Ishmael and Queequeg first meet?
A) At an inn
B) In Australia
C) On the Pequod
D) At a church
  • 14. What part of Ahab's body did Moby Dick bite off years earlier?
A) His hand
B) His ear
C) His leg
D) His arm
  • 15. Who is the first mate of the Pequod who repeatedly pleads with Ahab to stop?
A) Ishmael
B) Starbuck
C) Father Mapple
D) Queequeg
  • 16. Why does Starbuck argue that the ship is operating at a loss?
A) Due to Ahab's indifference towards hunting whales other than Moby Dick
B) Because the ship has no food
C) Because Queequeg refuses to work
D) Because the ship was damaged by ice
  • 17. How does Queequeg engage in passive resistance against Ahab's mission?
A) By trying to steer the ship back home
B) By refusing to do any work on the ship
C) By secretly helping the other ships
D) By stealing the ship's food
  • 18. Whose son is another ship searching for when Ahab refuses to assist them?
A) Their captain's son
B) Ishmael's son
C) Starbuck's son
D) Ahab's son
  • 19. What extreme obstacle does Ahab force the crew to drag the Pequod over?
A) Ice with ropes
B) A coral reef
C) A sandbar
D) A rocky island
  • 20. How does Captain Ahab ultimately die?
A) He drowns when the ship is dragged over ice
B) He is killed by Starbuck in a mutiny
C) He gets caught in his harpoon rope and is dragged underwater by Moby Dick
D) He starves on the ice
  • 21. What role did Patrick Stewart take in the miniseries?
A) Starbuck
B) The lead role
C) Ishmael
D) Father Mapple
  • 22. What inspired Patrick Stewart to take the lead role?
A) Reading the script while filming in Australia
B) Directing a theater production of Moby Dick
C) Making a reference to and quoting the book in Star Trek: First Contact
D) Working with Gregory Peck in a previous film
  • 23. Which character did Gregory Peck play in the 1998 miniseries?
A) Ahab
B) Father Mapple
C) Ishmael
D) Starbuck
  • 24. In what year was the film adaptation where Gregory Peck played Ahab released?
A) 1997
B) 1998
C) 1851
D) 1956
  • 25. Who directed the 1956 film adaptation of Moby Dick?
A) Christopher Gordon
B) Francis Ford Coppola
C) Franc Roddam
D) John Huston
  • 26. How many Primetime Emmy Awards was the miniseries nominated for?
A) Ten
B) Two
C) Five
D) One
  • 27. Who won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for the miniseries?
A) Patrick Stewart
B) Franc Roddam
C) Gregory Peck
D) Christopher Gordon
  • 28. Which composer won awards for the miniseries' score?
A) Benedict Fitzgerald
B) Christopher Gordon
C) Anton Diether
D) Francis Ford Coppola
  • 29. Which of the following awards did composer Christopher Gordon win?
A) An Emmy Award
B) A Satellite Award
C) An APRA Music Award
D) A Golden Globe Award
  • 30. Who were the writers of the 1998 miniseries alongside Franc Roddam?
A) Francis Ford Coppola and John Huston
B) Anton Diether and Benedict Fitzgerald
C) Herman Melville and Christopher Gordon
D) Gregory Peck and Patrick Stewart
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