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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 his doubter as which of the following (ll. 27-30)?
(a) He has enjoyed few happy journeys.
(b) He has fought in many tourneys.
(c) He has suffered few sad journeys.
(d) He has traveled in many journeys.

2. Per the narrator, what must a man do "before he must be on his way" (ll. 74-79)?
(a) Act.
(b) Pack.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Eat.

3. Line 67, “that earthly goods will endure forever,” offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Entrepreneurship.
(b) Endemic.
(c) Enjambment.
(d) End-stop.

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

5. Whom does the narrator state might have something in store for a person (l. 43)?
(a) The devil.
(b) The Lord.
(c) Nobody.
(d) The Lady.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe a brother's soul (l. 100)?

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

3. Which of the following is NOT hanging "in the balance before its due time" (ll. 68-70)?

4. The descriptor “greedy and hungry” (l. 62) modifies which of the following?

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

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