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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. How are the bodies of the crew re-animated?
(a) By Life-in-Death.
(b) By witchcraft.
(c) By angelic spirits.
(d) By demonic spirits.

2. Which Ocean is the ship described as entering?
(a) The Indian Ocean.
(b) The Pacific Ocean.
(c) The Arctic Ocean.
(d) The Atlantic Ocean.

3. How many of the men does the Mariner stop?
(a) One.
(b) Seven.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

4. What hangs around the Mariner's neck?
(a) Death's dice cup.
(b) A noose.
(c) A medallion.
(d) The dead Albatross.

5. Who, are some sailors assured in their dreams, follows the Ship?
(a) Giant sea creatures.
(b) The ghost of the Albatross.
(c) The Polar Spirit.
(d) Two evil spirits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the boards of the Ship do?

2. What does Thomas Burnet say we must keep a sense of?

3. Where are the men the Mariner meets going?

4. Why are the sailors being becalmed?

5. What is the "Line"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why might it be significant that the crew cannot speak as part of their punishment?

2. Describe the interaction between the mariners and the Albatross.

3. In your own words, briefly describe the polar region. Be sure to include important descriptive details.

4. Who is responsible for the becalming of the Ship, and how is this known?

5. Why do you think there is such a strong emphasis placed on the Mariner's eye in Part I?

6. Where and why is the Ship stranded?

7. Why does the Albatross hang around the neck of the Mariner?

8. The Mariner has a look of intense regret on his face towards the end of Part I. Why does the Mariner look so, and why is it important?

9. Describe Thomas Burnet's overall attitude towards the invisible Nature.

10. Is the crew superstitious? If so, give two examples.

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