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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lines 39-57.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator comments about “the curlew’s cry for the laughter of men” (l. 21). The comment offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Pentameter.
(c) Rhyme.
(d) Euphemism.

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

3. The narrator notes suffering in which of the following (ll. 27-30)?
(a) Seafaring.
(b) Shackling.
(c) Ceasing.
(d) Sunbathing.

4. The narrator remarks that none “could bring consolation to my desolate soul” (l. 26). How many relatively stressed / emphasized syllables are in the line?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

5. In line 35, “the high seas, the tossing salt streams,” how many times is the alliteration iterated?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the phrase “he always has longing who hastens to sea” (l. 47), how many relatively stressed / emphasized syllables are present?

3. The narrator notes suffering which of the following "in days of toil" (ll. 2-3)?

4. The narrator remarks he "heard nothing there but the noise of” which of the following (l. 18)?

5. In the phrase “nor so bold in deeds, nor so beloved of his lord” (l. 41), how many times is the alliteration iterated?

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