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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Lines 1-82.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Ocean is the ship described as entering?
(a) The Indian Ocean.
(b) The Pacific Ocean.
(c) The Arctic Ocean.
(d) The Atlantic Ocean.

2. What are the notes?
(a) Thomas Burnet's footnotes.
(b) Samuel Taylor Coleridge's notes to himself about the poem.
(c) The contents of the Mariner's journal.
(d) A shorter summation of the poem.

3. What is the "Line"?
(a) A trading port.
(b) The equator.
(c) The edge of the world.
(d) North America.

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

5. Why does Thomas Burnet say people study invisible Nature?
(a) To know the truth.
(b) To find peace.
(c) To broaden their minds.
(d) To live happily.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Ship's journey begin?

2. After describing the arrival of the Albatross and its interaction with the crew, the Mariner begins to look intensely uncomfortable. Why?

3. How many men does the Mariner meet?

4. How long does the good weather last?

5. What is a synonym of the word "Rime" in the poem's title?

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