Who said that?
"Call me Ishmael."
Who is Ishmael?
This character is "an anaconda of an old man."
Who is Ahab?
This mysterious liquid is the chief objective of a sperm whale hunt.
What is spermaceti?
This happy cabin boy loses his mind after jumping from a whaleboat.
Who is Pip?
These nautical terms refer to the left and right sides of a vessel, respectively, when facing forward (towards the bow).
What are port and starboard?
"What I've dared, I've willed; and what I've willed, I'll do!"
Who is Ahab?
This character is "good-humored, easy and careless."
Who is Stubb?
These flexible plates--a filter feeding system in the mouths of right whales--were used to create items like corsets and whips.
What is baleen?
This character chooses to go out to sea whenever his mood gets so that it requires a strong moral principle to prevent him from deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people's hats off.
Who is Ishmael?
This religion was common to the whaling families of Nantucket and included among its followers the first mate of the Pequod.
What is Quakerism?
"I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I'll go to it laughing"
Who is Stubbs?
This character "has a spirit that would dare a thousand devils."
Who is Queequeg?
This rare, waxy substance--found in the intestines of sperm whales--was used in the manufacturing of perfumes.
What is ambergris?
Queequeg, Tashtego, and Daggoo
Who are the Harpooners of the Pequod?
The highest vantage point on a ship and a critical lookout post for spotting whales.
What is a mast-head?
"Hast seen the White Whale?"
Who is Ahab?
This character is a "grand, ungodly, god-like man."
Who is Ahab?
The smallest of whales, which bear a passing resemblance to dolphins.
What is the porpoise?
This prophet warned our sailors ahead of their journey that they would be selling their souls and sailing off to their doom.
Who is Elijah?
A whaler’s pay, based upon a percentage of the voyage’s total profit.
What is a lay?
"Anything down there about your souls?"
Who is Elijah?
This character is "all crows feet and wrinkles."
Who is Moby Dick?
Ishmael defines a whale as a "_______ fish with a horizontal tail."
What is spouting fish?
This pipe-smoking mate of the Pequod exhibits his belief in predestination through his unflappable nature.
Who is Stubb?
A huge brick oven fastened between the foredeck and the main sail, used for the cooking parts of the whale down to oil.
What are the try-works?