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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lines 103-124.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator claims to be doubted by which of the following (ll. 27-30)?
(a) She who knows the old wisdom.
(b) He who furnished commencement gowns.
(c) His own heart and mind.
(d) He who has tasted life’s joy in towns.

2. The phrase “in days of toil / I’ve often suffered troubled times, / hard heartache” (ll. 2-4) offers examples of which of the following?
(a) Euphemism.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Pentameter.
(d) Rhyme.

3. The narrator remarks that “no sheltering family / could bring consolation to” which of the following (ll. 25-26)?
(a) My exceptional skill.
(b) My chemical romance.
(c) My brave voyager.
(d) My desolate soul.

4. Which of the following does the narrator assert is true of “he whose lot is fairest on land” (ll. 12-13)?
(a) He does not care.
(b) He just complains.
(c) He does not know.
(d) He protects and attacks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In which collection does “The Seafarer” appear?

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

3. To which genre does “The Seafarer” belong?

4. Consider the narrator’s statement regarding “where life is found in the love of the Lord, / hope in heaven” (ll. 121-22). The statement offers an example of which of the following?

5. What has the fallen noble host lost (l. 86)?

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