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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lines 58-102.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In l. 85, “and lived in most lordly fame,” how many relatively stressed / emphasized syllables are present?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

2. Which of the following does he have "who hastens to sea" (l. 47)?
(a) Surfing.
(b) Longing.
(c) Hurting.
(d) Growing.

3. With which of the following does the narrator note "a brother might wish to strew his brother's / grave" (ll. 97-98)?
(a) Silver.
(b) Beryl.
(c) Grains.
(d) Gold.

4. Per the narrator, what "is the best eulogy" (ll. 72-73)?
(a) The praise of posterity.
(b) The sturdiest statue.
(c) The largest grave-marker.
(d) The piles of plenty.

5. Which of the following will "urge the eager-hearted / spirit to travel" (ll. 48-52)?
(a) Giraffes taking badgers.
(b) Groves taking blossom.
(c) Graves taking bodies.
(d) Birds taking flight.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what end does the narrator note he is driven (ll. 36-38)?

2. What has the fallen noble host lost (l. 86)?

3. The narrator describes how many people as fearless (ll. 39-43)?

4. In line 37, “time and again to travel, so that I might seek,” how many times is the DOMINANT alliteration iterated?

5. To which of the following does "the greybeard" refer (l. 92)?

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