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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What adjective describes the eye of the Mariner?
(a) Sparkling.
(b) Glittering.
(c) Bloody.
(d) Winking.

2. How many of the men does the Mariner stop?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Seven.
(d) One.

3. When the ship reaches the Line, what is over the mast at noon?
(a) A sail.
(b) The Lighthouse.
(c) The Albatross.
(d) The Sun.

4. At what time of day does the Albatross die?
(a) Evening.
(b) Afternoon.
(c) Night.
(d) Early Morning.

5. Slimy things are seen crawling with legs upon the slimy what?
(a) Reef.
(b) Mariners.
(c) Ship.
(d) Sea.

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

7. How long does the good weather last?
(a) There is no good weather.
(b) Until Thursday.
(c) Until the ship reaches the Line.
(d) Until the Ship reaches the South Pole.

8. After the fog lifts, what suddenly happens to the Ship?
(a) It begins to sink.
(b) It is becalmed.
(c) The main mast breaks.
(d) It runs into a reef.

9. What is the overall tone of the Epigraph?
(a) Optimistic.
(b) Confused.
(c) Speculative.
(d) Negative.

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

11. In what direction does the ship go after the Albatross arrives?
(a) East.
(b) North-West.
(c) South.
(d) North.

12. Who has the first speaking line?
(a) Thomas Burnet.
(b) The Wedding-Guest.
(c) The Ancient Mariner.
(d) The Pilot.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "Line"?

2. Who goes before the bride into the Wedding hall?

3. How many men does the Mariner meet?

4. What distracts the Guest?

5. From where is the Ship followed?

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