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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In what year is the Epigraph added to the poem?
(a) 1692.
(b) 1817.
(c) 1767.
(d) 1798.
2. What adjective describes the eye of the Mariner?
(a) Bloody.
(b) Winking.
(c) Sparkling.
(d) Glittering.
3. On what side of the ship does the Sun now set?
(a) The left.
(b) The back.
(c) The front.
(d) The right.
4. After the fog lifts, what suddenly happens to the Ship?
(a) The main mast breaks.
(b) It runs into a reef.
(c) It begins to sink.
(d) It is becalmed.
5. How does the crew think of the Albatross?
(a) As a messenger from the gods.
(b) As a navigator.
(c) As a bad omen.
(d) As a good omen.
Short Answer Questions
1. How long is the poem's Epigraph?
2. How long does the good weather last?
3. What do the sailors see in the polar region?
4. How many men does the Mariner meet?
5. What kinds of worlds are implied in the Epigraph?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the metaphor used in Part IV, regarding the Moon and stars: "they enter unannounced, as lords that are certainly expected, and yet there is a silent joy at their arrival".
2. What seems to be significant about the Guest's compulsion to listen to the Mariner's story?
3. Why does the Albatross hang around the neck of the Mariner?
4. Describe Thomas Burnet's overall attitude towards the invisible Nature.
5. What does Thomas Burnet mean by saying "it is sometimes beneficial to contemplate, in thought, as in a picture, the image of a greater and better world"?
6. Why is the Epigraph important to the text of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem?
7. What is difficult about believing in invisible Natures, according to Thomas Burnet and Samuel Taylor Coleridge?
8. Why are the notes important to the poem?
9. In your own words, briefly describe the polar region. Be sure to include important descriptive details.
10. Why do you think that the character listening to the Mariner is a wedding guest?
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