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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Lines 143-223.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What hangs around the Mariner's neck?
(a) A metal cross.
(b) The dead Albatross.
(c) A noose.
(d) A medallion.

2. After describing the arrival of the Albatross and its interaction with the crew, the Mariner begins to look intensely uncomfortable. Why?
(a) He is thinking about how the Albatross drowns in the sea.
(b) He is remembering how the Albatross freezes to death.
(c) He is sad that his nephew kills the Albatross.
(d) He is thinking about how he kills the Albatross.

3. Why do his shipmates cry out against the Mariner?
(a) For leading the Ship the wrong way.
(b) For complaining about the cold.
(c) For killing the Albatross.
(d) For fighting with them.

4. What does the Epigraph help the reader to see in the poem?
(a) The impossibility of truth.
(b) The necessity of mercy.
(c) The value of foresight.
(d) The importance of invisible Nature.

5. How is the area into which the Ship first enters, after passing the Line, described?
(a) Calm, humid.
(b) Chilly, windy.
(c) Hot, tropical.
(d) Cold, icy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the sailors see in the polar region?

2. What stops the Guest?

3. Who is the original author of the poem's Epigraph?

4. What is the first strange thing noticed about the movement of the object that approaches the Ship at the Line?

5. How long does the good weather last?

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