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20 Cards in this Set
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__________ is a happy go lucky Cape Cod man
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Stubb
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___________ who shares the name of a biblical prophet, warns Ishmael of sailing with Ahab
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Elijah
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___________ is a logical sober, steadfast Nantucketer
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Starbuck
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___________ is described as an unmixed Indian from Martha's vineyard
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Tashtego
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___________ tells Queequeg that Ishmael should be the one to choose their whaling vessel
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Elijah
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____________ is the short, sstout third mate who feels no sense of reverence for whales
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Flask
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____________ is the massive African third harpooner
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Dagoo
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Ahab offers a ___________ to whoever spots Moby-Dick first
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gold piece
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Ahab has a scar that looks like a_________________
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tree that was struck by lightning
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Moby Dick has a _____________ hump on his back
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white pyramid
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Instead of sleeping most of the night Ahab______________
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paces the deck
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Ahab throws his________ overboard because he no longer finds it soothing
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cigar
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The _______ shore is dangerous because a shp might be blown into the rocks
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lee
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What is the name of the boat Ishamel and Queequeg join? How is this name associated with death?
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Ishmael and Queequeg join the Pequod which was named after an extinct indian tribe.
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What is the lesson we discussed as being taught in Stubb's dream?
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That it is an honor to be attacked by a great force such as Ahab or a whale and that one should not attempt to avenge the attack
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Why does Starbuck think Ahab's plan to hunt Moby Dick is blasphemous?
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Starbuck thinks Ahab's plan to hunt Moby Dick is blasphemous because Moby Dick is a whlae that acted out of animal instinct and not malice. Starbuck does not believe that it is worth hunting a whale that wont sell much on Nantucket Market
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Explain how Ahab is linked to Prometheus.
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Prometheus is a greek mythological titan who stole fire from the gods and gave it to the humans, causing him to be punished everyday by having his liver picked out by a bird. Ahab is like Prometheus because he is punished everyday by his anger and hatred of Moby Dick
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Identify
When our smoke was over, he pressed his forehead against mine, clasped me round the waist, adn said that henceforth, we were married; meaining, in his country's phrase,that we were bosom friends;he would gladly die for me, if need should be |
A) Ishmael B) Ishmael after Queequeg "marries" Ishmael
C) This indicates tha tQueequeg and Ishmael's friend ship will end in death |
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He only asked for water--fresh water--something to wipe th ebrine off,that done, he put on dry clothes, lighted his pipe, and leaning against the bulwarks, and midly eyeing those around him, seemed to be saying to himself- It's a mutual, joint stock world, in all meridians. We cannibals must help these chirstians
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A)Ishmael
B) This is Ishmael observing Queequeg after he rescues a drowning man C) This symbolizes Queequeg ascending over the stereotypes that christians hold superior morality than other uncivilized beings. As Queequeg rescues the man because of basic human morale rights, not because of christian views |
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Hark ye yet again--- the little lower layer.All visible objects, man, are but as pasteboard masks. But in each event--in the living act, the undoubted deed--there, some unknown but still reasoning thing puts forth the mouldings of its features from behind the unreasoning mask
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A)Ahab
B)Ahab justifying his hunt of Moby Dick C)This is Ahab explaining his view of Moby Dick, a force of evil in a whale's body. He is just as evil as any human, but he is hiding in the mask of a whlae |
