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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How are the bodies of the crew re-animated?
2. What does Thomas Burnet say happens to the mind that does not contemplate the invisible Nature?
3. How is the area into which the Ship first enters, after passing the Line, described?
4. What stops the Guest?
5. How many of the men does the Mariner stop?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is it important for the mind to contemplate the invisible Natures?
2. 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"?
3. For what reasons are there differences between the text of the poem and the text of the notes, such as Life-in-Death only being referenced as the "Spectre-Woman" in the notes?
4. 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?
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. What does it mean to be "vigilant for truth" and to "maintain proportion?"
7. Why are the notes important to the poem?
8. What is significant about the Albatross being mentioned explicitly as a bird of good omen in the notes, and not in the Mariner's relation of the tale?
9. What are some of the punishments of the crew?
10. What is meant, in the third part, by, "at a dear ransom he freeth his speech from the bonds of thirst"? Why is this important?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the character of the Hermit. What role does he play? How is he unique from the other characters in the story? What aspects of human nature does he signify? Does he have any importance beyond the natural world?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the poem's presentation of contrition, redemption, and penance. Explain how each follows upon the other in the Mariner's story; how does he achieve each? How do these three things relate to human nature, guilt?
Essay Topic 3
The Line, the name used for the equator in the poem, is a location where many events of significance occur in the poem. Examine these events and analyze the particular importance of them occurring at the world's equator. In particular, analyze how the Line acts as a physical nexus for all kinds of action, natural and supernatural.
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