How Well Do You Know Herman Melville?

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    Which of these books is not written by Herman Melville?

    • Israel Potter
    • Moby-Dick
    • Leaves of Grass
    • Billy Budd
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About This Quiz

Take this quiz based on Herman Melville's life, one of the greatest American novelists. Find out how well you know about this poet of the American Renaissance period. Melville has written several short stories, poems, and novels, and his work often revolved around the communicative expression theme. This quiz is for all literature lovers out there. Even if you don't know him, this quiz will give you a glimpse of his life and works. Let's see how well you can score. All the best!

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  • 2. 

    What profession did Herman Melville put himself in when his family faced financial issues after his father's death?

    • Actor

    • Engineer

    • Advocate

    • Clerk

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  • 3. 

    What interrupted Herman Melville's early education when he was 12 years old?

    • His inability to read

    • His friend's demise

    • His father's demise

    • None of these

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  • 4. 

    In which year was The Confidence-Man published?

    • 1831

    • 1849

    • 1857

    • 1861

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  • 5. 

    The novel "Benito Cereno" deals with

    • The revolt on a Spanish slavery ship

    • The civil war

    • The smuggling of weapons

    • None of these

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  • 6. 

    Which of these professions has Herman Melville been in?

    • Lecturer

    • Doctor

    • Lawyer

    • Both A & C

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  • 7. 

    In which year was "Billy Budd" published?

    • 1901

    • 1911

    • 1916

    • 1924

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  • 8. 

    Which of these books inspired Herman Melville?

    • Paradise Lost

    • Macbeth

    • Two Years Before the Mast

    • None of these

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  • 9. 

    What's the name of the main character in White-Jacket?

    • Jack

    • White-Jacket

    • Chaplain

    • Tawney

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  • 10. 

    Which of these is Herman Melville's best-known work?

    • Moby-Dick

    • Typee

    • The Confidence-Man

    • Both A & B

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