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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator describes sorrow as being which of the following (ll. 54-55)?
(a) Sour in the skull-hoard.
(b) Stinky in the strong-parts.
(c) Bitter in the breast-hoard.
(d) Painful to the purse-string.

2. What does the narrator claim is a gift that does not help against fear?
(a) Grace.
(b) Boldness.
(c) Youth.
(d) Girth.

3. To what does "be on his way" refer (l. 74)?
(a) Life.
(b) Commuting.
(c) Death.
(d) Vacation.

4. Whom does the narrator claim is beaten by bold deeds (l. 76)?
(a) The devil.
(b) The seafarer.
(c) The man in town.
(d) The eagle.

5. How does the narrator describe a brother's soul (l. 100)?
(a) Empty of sin.
(b) Full of food.
(c) Empty of meaning.
(d) Full of sin.

Short Answer Questions

1. The phrase "given up to the earth" (l. 93) is a euphemism for which of the following?

2. Which of the following does the narrator exclude from the mind of one who seeks to sail (ll. 44-47)?

3. Which of the following does the narrator note is a favorable state (ll. 39-43)?

4. The narrator remarks that "The joys of the Lord than this dead life" are which of the following (ll. 64-65)?

5. The narrator claims to be doubted by which of the following (ll. 27-30)?

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