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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. Slimy things are seen crawling with legs upon the slimy what?
(a) Reef.
(b) Mariners.
(c) Ship.
(d) Sea.
2. What are the notes?
(a) A shorter summation of the poem.
(b) The contents of the Mariner's journal.
(c) Samuel Taylor Coleridge's notes to himself about the poem.
(d) Thomas Burnet's footnotes.
3. What other Nature is studied in the poem?
(a) Inanimate.
(b) Animal.
(c) Demonic.
(d) Human.
4. How does Thomas Burnet think the Natures are studied?
(a) Quickly.
(b) Subjectively.
(c) Objectively.
(d) They should not be studied.
5. Why does Thomas Burnet say people study invisible Nature?
(a) To live happily.
(b) To know the truth.
(c) To broaden their minds.
(d) To find peace.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do the boards of the Ship do?
2. As what colors does the water appear to burn?
3. What does Thomas Burnet think people ought to do about these natures?
4. How long is the poem's Epigraph?
5. How are the bodies of the crew re-animated?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is the human mind "always circled around a knowledge of these things" but never attains such knowledge?
2. Briefly explain what you take to be the significance of the Mariner shooting the Albatross with a crossbow.
3. In your own words, briefly describe the polar region. Be sure to include important descriptive details.
4. What seems to be significant about the Guest's compulsion to listen to the Mariner's story?
5. 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".
6. Why do you think there is such a strong emphasis placed on the Mariner's eye in Part I?
7. Why might it be significant that the crew cannot speak as part of their punishment?
8. Is the crew superstitious? If so, give two examples.
9. What is meant by "Life-in-Death begins her work on the Mariner?" What is her work?
10. What is difficult about believing in invisible Natures, according to Thomas Burnet and Samuel Taylor Coleridge?
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