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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the phrase “he always has longing who hastens to sea” (l. 47), how many relatively stressed / emphasized syllables are present?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

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

3. The phrase “frost bound the ground, hail fell on the earth” (l. 32) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Euphemism.
(b) Rhyme.
(c) Pun.
(d) Hyperbole.

4. In which collection does “The Seafarer” appear?
(a) The Exeter Book.
(b) The Vercelli Book.
(c) The Voynich Manuscript.
(d) The Winchester Manuscript.

5. The narrator notes a lack of which of the following (ll. 25-26)?
(a) Integration.
(b) Consolation.
(c) Isolation.
(d) Confirmation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What musician does the narrator claim to have heard (ll. 19-20)?

2. Which of the following does the narrator link to the noise of the sea (ll. 18-19)?

3. What does the narrator describe as urging his spirit onwards (l. 36)?

4. In line 29, “proud and puffed up with wine, what I, weary,” offers an example of which of the following?

5. Which of the following does the narrator exclude from the mind of one who seeks to sail (ll. 44-47)?

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