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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Lines 83-142.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What distracts the Guest?
(a) His wife.
(b) The Mariner's beard.
(c) An Albatross.
(d) Bridal Music.

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

3. What comes upon the Ship when it reaches the Line?
(a) The Sickness.
(b) The Storm-blast.
(c) Total calm.
(d) Snow.

4. What is the main theme of the poem?
(a) The adventures of Sea-Travel.
(b) The pursuit of Freedom.
(c) The study of Natures.
(d) The problem of Greed.

5. Who wins the ancient Mariner?
(a) Life-in-Death.
(b) The Hermit.
(c) The Pilot.
(d) Death.

Short Answer Questions

1. After reaching the Line, in what direction does the Ship go?

2. From what work of Thomas Burnet's does the Epigraph derive?

3. How many men does the Mariner meet?

4. What does the Epigraph help the reader to see in the poem?

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

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