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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. After reaching the Line, in what direction does the Ship go?
(a) South.
(b) East.
(c) South-West.
(d) West.
2. By what instrument is the Guest distracted?
(a) A flute.
(b) A harpsichord.
(c) An oboe.
(d) A bassoon.
3. On what side of the ship does the Sun now set?
(a) The front.
(b) The back.
(c) The right.
(d) The left.
4. After describing the arrival of the Albatross and its interaction with the crew, the Mariner begins to look intensely uncomfortable. Why?
(a) He is sad that his nephew kills the Albatross.
(b) He is thinking about how the Albatross drowns in the sea.
(c) He is remembering how the Albatross freezes to death.
(d) He is thinking about how he kills the Albatross.
5. What kinds of worlds are implied in the Epigraph?
(a) Living and dead.
(b) Natural and supernatural.
(c) Real and imaginary.
(d) Old and new.
6. What do the boards of the Ship do?
(a) Snap.
(b) Shrink.
(c) Splinter.
(d) Creak.
7. How does the Guest listen to the Mariner?
(a) Obediently, like a child.
(b) Attentively, like a journalist.
(c) Mournfully, like a teenager.
(d) The Guest does not listen to the Mariner.
8. What stops the Guest?
(a) Armed guards.
(b) The Mariner's eye.
(c) A locked gate.
(d) A large stone.
9. The water is compared to what mystical substance?
(a) Witch's oil.
(b) Dragon fire.
(c) Greek fire.
(d) Tears of a Mermaid.
10. What does the ice do to frighten the sailors?
(a) Nothing at all.
(b) Fall in huge sheets into the water.
(c) Make loud, cracking noises.
(d) Hiss and sizzle.
11. Where are the men the Mariner meets going?
(a) To their graves.
(b) To a boat.
(c) To a council meeting.
(d) To a wedding.
12. How many of the men does the Mariner stop?
(a) Three.
(b) Seven.
(c) One.
(d) Four.
13. What initially changes the sailors' minds about the Albatross, to think negatively of it, after it dies?
(a) The wind changes directions.
(b) The fog clears after the Mariner shoots it.
(c) The ship runs into more ice.
(d) The rains come.
14. What does the Mariner ask the Hermit to do?
(a) To bring him home.
(b) To repair his boat.
(c) To help him bury his shipmates.
(d) To absolve him of his sins.
15. What is the name of the learned Jew?
(a) Marcus Aurelius.
(b) Tacitus.
(c) Josephus.
(d) Michael Psellus.
Short Answer Questions
1. What question does Thomas Burnet ask about these natures?
2. What is the overall tone of the Epigraph?
3. How many men does the Mariner meet?
4. In what direction does the ship go after the Albatross arrives?
5. Who, are some sailors assured in their dreams, follows the Ship?
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