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What is the title of Herman Melville's most famous novel?

  1. White Fang

  2. Moby-Dick

  3. War and Peace

  4. The Scarlet Letter

The correct answer is: Moby-Dick

Herman Melville's most famous novel is titled "Moby-Dick". Option A, "White Fang", is a novel written by Jack London and not by Herman Melville. Option C, "War and Peace", is a novel written by Leo Tolstoy, which is a different genre and did not have any involvement by Herman Melville. Option D, "The Scarlet Letter", is a novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, which is also unrelated to Herman Melville. Therefore, the correct answer is B.