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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where do they walk whom the narrator says endure things unknown by those blessed with ease (ll. 55-57)?
(a) Paths of exile.
(b) Roads of riun.
(c) Highways of heaven.
(d) Streets of the city.

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

5. The narrator describes hail as which of the following (ll. 32-33)?
(a) Badly restrained.
(b) Coldest of grains.
(c) Sorest of pains.
(d) Best of refrains.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following does he have "who hastens to sea" (l. 47)?

3. The phrase “in days of toil / I’ve often suffered troubled times, / hard heartache” (ll. 2-4) offers examples of which of the following?

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 remarks that none “could bring consolation to my desolate soul” (l. 26). How many relatively stressed / emphasized syllables are in the line?

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