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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 the phrase “nor so bold in deeds, nor so beloved of his lord” (l. 41), how many times is the alliteration iterated?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

2. In the line “my spirit moves with the sea-flood” (l. 59), how many relatively stressed / emphasized syllables are present?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

3. To what does the phrase “summer’s guardian" refer (l. 54)?
(a) Crow.
(b) Eagle.
(c) Cuckoo.
(d) Egret.

4. In the sentence “And so he who has tasted life’s joy in towns, / suffered few sad journeys, scarcely believes, / proud and puffed up with wine, what I, weary, / have often had to endure in my seafaring” (ll. 27-30), which of the following does NOT describe the “he” upon whom the narrator remarks?
(a) Suffered few sad journeys.
(b) Has tasted life's joy in towns.
(c) Weary.
(d) Proud and puffed up with wine.

5. Where do they walk whom the narrator says endure things unknown by those blessed with ease (ll. 55-57)?
(a) Paths of exile.
(b) Roads of riun.
(c) Highways of heaven.
(d) Streets of the city.

Short Answer Questions

1. In line 29, “proud and puffed up with wine, what I, weary,” how many relatively stressed / emphasized syllables are present?

2. The narrator suggests that the seafarer of the title is which of the following (ll. 35-38)?

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

4. The narrator describes hail as which of the following (ll. 32-33)?

5. To what is the narrator's heart incited irresistibly (l. 63)?

(see the answer key)

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