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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 is the purpose of the notes?
(a) To direct the reader's attention to the poem's meter.
(b) To add mystery to the poem.
(c) Clarification of the poem's meaning.
(d) Historical information about seafaring in the 18th century.

2. To what is the ocean subservient?
(a) The Moon.
(b) The Mariner.
(c) The Sun.
(d) The Polar Spirit.

3. For how long is the Mariner unconscious after fainting?
(a) Three days.
(b) Three hours.
(c) He does not know.
(d) Three weeks.

4. How does the Mariner describe the sails of the other ship?
(a) Like clouds.
(b) Like gossameres.
(c) Like parchment.
(d) Like bedsheets.

5. What "thousand thousand" things live on?
(a) The crew.
(b) Birds.
(c) Angry spirits.
(d) Slimy things.

Short Answer Questions

1. What objects are at the Mariner's feet during his suffering in Part IV?

2. What are Death and the Woman doing?

3. What color shadows does the Mariner see?

4. What other Nature is studied in the poem?

5. In what direction is the Mariner looking when he spots something at the Line?

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