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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 fought in many tourneys.
(b) He has traveled in many journeys.
(c) He has suffered few sad journeys.
(d) He has enjoyed few happy journeys.

2. The narrator describes which of the following as his thinking part (l. 34)?
(a) Belly.
(b) Heart.
(c) Buttocks.
(d) Head.

3. Which of the following does the narrator exclude from the mind of one who seeks to sail (ll. 44-47)?
(a) Taking of rings.
(b) Making of things.
(c) A songbird that sings.
(d) Crowns of the kings.

4. What does the narrator describe as urging his spirit onwards (l. 36)?
(a) His beloved's blessing.
(b) His soul's caress.
(c) His father's fury.
(d) His heart's desire.

5. Which of the following does the narrator exclude from the mind of one who seeks to sail (ll. 44-47)?
(a) Pleasures of man.
(b) Pleasures of woman.
(c) Pleasures of food.
(d) Pleasures of sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator notes that which of the following darkened (l. 31)?

2. In line 32, “frost bound the ground, hail fell on the earth,” how many relatively stressed / emphasized syllables are present?

3. Line 83, “nor gold-gives as there once were,” offers an example of which of the following?

4. What happens to the earth's nobility (l. 89)?

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

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