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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the Ship go when the Mariner awakes after fainting?
(a) A new land.
(b) The polar region.
(c) The Mariner's home country.
(d) The Line.

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

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

4. Death is described as the Woman's:
(a) Master.
(b) Bane.
(c) Pet.
(d) Mate.

5. How does the Mariner describe time after the object hangs around his neck?
(a) Fleeting.
(b) Weary.
(c) Still.
(d) Dreary.

6. Who takes pity on the Mariner after he watches the objects in the moonlight?
(a) The Polar Spirit.
(b) Death.
(c) A saint.
(d) Life-in-Death.

7. Who sends the "gentle sleep from Heaven"?
(a) The Albatross.
(b) Mary.
(c) The gods.
(d) Angels.

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

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

10. Whose are the two voices the Mariner hears while unconscious?
(a) Two members of the crew.
(b) The spirits.
(c) The Polar Spirit and the Albatross.
(d) Death and Life-in-Death.

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

12. Who makes the dead men rise?
(a) Demons.
(b) Death.
(c) A witch.
(d) Angels.

13. What does the Mariner try to do, but cannot?
(a) Sing.
(b) Swim.
(c) Pray.
(d) Cry.

14. All of the sailors, including the Mariner, are mute by extreme thirst. How does he tell them what he sees?
(a) Drinks his own blood.
(b) He writes a note.
(c) He kicks his legs violently.
(d) He draws a picture.

15. At what time of day does the Mariner wake up after fainting?
(a) In the morning.
(b) At evening.
(c) In the afternoon.
(d) At night.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Mariner feels unexpected love, what is he able to do?

2. What does the Mariner do, without realizing it, after watching the objects in the moonlight?

3. How does the Mariner describe the sails of the other ship?

4. What happens at midday while the Ship is being crewed by the dead men?

5. For how long is the Mariner unconscious after fainting?

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