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