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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. Who has the first speaking line?
(a) The Ancient Mariner.
(b) Thomas Burnet.
(c) The Wedding-Guest.
(d) The Pilot.
2. What does the Guest initially think of the Mariner?
(a) The Guest admires the Mariner.
(b) The Guest thinks the Mariner is crazy.
(c) The Guest is afraid of the Mariner.
(d) The Guest thinks the Mariner is drunk.
3. After the removal of the curse, what does the Mariner behold?
(a) The Albatross.
(b) A temple.
(c) Creatures of the great calm.
(d) His native land.
4. Why are the sailors being becalmed?
(a) As punishment for entering the region of mist and snow.
(b) As punishment for blaming the Mariner.
(c) As punishment for killing the Albatross.
(d) As punishment for being superstitious.
5. Epigraph means:
(a) A collection of lines from the poem, placed at its beginning to foreshadow themes to come.
(b) A quote or citation placed at the beginning of a literary work in order to set a theme for the whole.
(c) A brief letter written by the author of a poem about his work.
(d) A rhyming quatrain with which a poem begins or ends.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the Hermit instruct the Mariner to teach others?
2. Who, are some sailors assured in their dreams, follows the Ship?
3. What kinds of worlds are implied in the Epigraph?
4. What does Thomas Burnet say we must keep a sense of?
5. What is the overall tone of the Epigraph?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the interaction between the mariners and the Albatross.
2. Why are the notes important to the poem?
3. Why is the human mind "always circled around a knowledge of these things" but never attains such knowledge?
4. Where and why is the Ship stranded?
5. What are some of the punishments of the crew?
6. What does it mean to be "vigilant for truth" and to "maintain proportion?"
7. What is significant about the lengthy explanation of invisible Spirits towards the end of Part II?
8. In your own words, briefly describe the polar region. Be sure to include important descriptive details.
9. Why are the Sun and Storm-blast personified and how is their personification signified?
10. Is the crew superstitious? If so, give two examples.
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