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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6, Lines 410-513.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Guest fear at the beginning of Part IV?
(a) That all the crew die.
(b) The rest of the story.
(c) That the Mariner is a spirit.
(d) That the wedding is almost over.

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

3. What does the ice do to frighten the sailors?
(a) Hiss and sizzle.
(b) Nothing at all.
(c) Fall in huge sheets into the water.
(d) Make loud, cracking noises.

4. Why must the Mariner remain unconscious?
(a) It is a part of his punishment.
(b) He needs to rest.
(c) To dream.
(d) The Ship is moving too fast.

5. Epigraph means:
(a) A collection of lines from the poem, placed at its beginning to foreshadow themes to come.
(b) A quote or citation placed at the beginning of a literary work in order to set a theme for the whole.
(c) A rhyming quatrain with which a poem begins or ends.
(d) A brief letter written by the author of a poem about his work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What falls into the sea, like lead?

2. What forces are steering the Ship while the Mariner is unconscious?

3. Who does the Mariner find himself working beside, "knee to knee"?

4. In what direction does the ship go after the Albatross arrives?

5. The Mariner's heart is as:

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