Billy Budd Sailor
A short test about Billy Budd the Sailor.
- 1.Billy can be best described as.
- A.
Innocent
- B.
Daredevil
- C.
Loud
- D.
Crude
- 2.What is the name of the ship which billy was transfered from?
- A.
Lovelylady
- B.
Bigboy
- C.
HMS Bellipotent
- D.
The Rights of Man
- 3.What is Billy accused for when he kills John Claggart?
- A.
Running away
- B.
Killing another sailor
- C.
Mutiny
- D.
He wasn't accused for anything
- 4.What was the name of the french vessel, by which Captain Vere was killed?
- A.
Athee
- B.
The Vessel
- C.
Casa Blanca
- D.
Monchere
- 5.Melville distinguishes Billy from conventional heroes by:
- A.
Not being popular
- B.
Making him a stutterer
- C.
Not being confident
- D.
Being very quite
- 6.When the court questioned Claggart's motive in accusing Billy Vere called said it was:
- A.
Vere didn't answer
- B.
Claggart being correct in accusing Billy, even though no evidence was presented
- C.
Claggart being jealous
- D.
A mystery of iniquity
- 7.What were Captain Vere's last words?
- A.
Life has been good to me
- B.
Billy, please forgive me
- C.
Forgive me lord for i have sinned
- D.
Billy Budd, Billy Budd
- 8.When the chaplain visited billy he?
- A.
Did not mind, he gained nothing
- B.
Broke down crying
- C.
Gave a confession
- D.
Killed him
- 9.As billy entered Vere's quarters, what was he expecting to happen?
- A.
To be dismissed from the ship
- B.
To be promoted to Coxwain
- C.
To be killed
- D.
To be asked to take over Claggart's job
- 10.Billy's first clue as to why Claggart despises him:
- A.
The Dansker
- B.
He was told by fellow ship mates
- C.
He over hears Claggart talking to himself
- D.
He never realizes
- 11.What is the major theme in the story?
- 12.What two characters show this theme? how?
- 13.How is Billy viewed by the crew? Claggart?
- 14.Are they viewed differently? how so? if yes how do they differ?
- 15.Who is the protagonist and the antagonist in the story?
- 16.How can the theme be applied to everyday life? Does it even apply to everyday life?
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