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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Mariner prays to God that if he is not awake, then let him be:
(a) Pinched.
(b) Woken up quickly.
(c) Dreaming.
(d) Permanently asleep.

2. What does the Mariner do, without realizing it, after watching the objects in the moonlight?
(a) Curses the water-snakes.
(b) Blesses the water-snakes.
(c) Curses the corpses of the crew.
(d) Praises Death and Life-in-Death.

3. Why does the Mariner envy the Moon and stars?
(a) They have friends.
(b) They are in the sky.
(c) They are pure.
(d) They move.

4. Who steers the Ship after the dead men rise?
(a) The Mariner.
(b) The Mariner's brother.
(c) The helmsman.
(d) The Guest.

5. After the Mariner feels unexpected love, what is he able to do?
(a) Pray.
(b) See.
(c) Cry.
(d) Move.

6. What does the form of the spirits attract?
(a) Demonic spirits.
(b) A rescue boat.
(c) The Polar Spirit.
(d) The ghost of the Albatross.

7. How many passengers are on the ship that arrives?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Zero.
(d) Two-hundred.

8. What leaves the bodies of the crew?
(a) Their souls.
(b) Angelic spirits.
(c) Demonic spirits.
(d) Strange spirits.

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

10. How many days and nights does the Mariner see the curse?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Three.

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

12. What falls into the sea, like lead?
(a) The corpses of the crew.
(b) The dead Albatross.
(c) The Mariner.
(d) The anchor.

13. The Mariner's heart is as:
(a) Dry as dust.
(b) Empty as an abyss.
(c) Heavy as a stone.
(d) Cold as ice.

14. What sort of weather is occurring when the Ship begins to move?
(a) Snowing.
(b) Storming.
(c) Gently raining.
(d) Calm.

15. Who lies dead on the Ship at the beginning of Part IV?
(a) The sea creatures.
(b) The Albatross.
(c) The Mariner.
(d) The crew.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes pity on the Mariner after he watches the objects in the moonlight?

2. When does the Mariner faint?

3. Which color is NOT used to describe the objects the Mariner watches in the moonlight?

4. What comforts the Mariner when he awakes after fainting?

5. How many men are there in the crew?

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