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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lines 1-26.

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) Rhyme.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Pentameter.
(d) Euphemism.

2. To which genre does “The Seafarer” belong?
(a) Epic.
(b) Exegesis.
(c) Euphemism.
(d) Elegy.

3. The narrator comments "the curlew’s cry ” which of the following (l. 21)?
(a) Music.
(b) The laughter of men.
(c) The sea.
(d) Mead-drink.

4. Which of the following does the narrator remark happened when he "wretched with care, dwelt all winter” (ll. 14-17)?
(a) Hail flew in showers.
(b) Hot chocolate was served.
(c) He took hot showers.
(d) The field filled with flowers.

5. Which of the following does the narrator link to the noise of the sea (ll. 18-19)?
(a) The leaping dolphins.
(b) The ice-cold waves.
(c) The surging surf.
(d) The rolling tide.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator remarks that “Storms beat the stone cliffs where the tern answered them, / icy-feathered” (ll. 23-24). The passage offers an example of which of the following?

2. The narrator remarks that “Storms beat the stone cliffs where the tern answered them, / icy-feathered; often the eagle screamed, / dewy-feathered” (ll. 23-25). The passage offers an example of which of the following?

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

4. Which of the following does the narrator assert is true of “he whose lot is fairest on land” (ll. 12-13)?

5. The narrator notes a lack of which of the following (ll. 25-26)?

(see the answer key)

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