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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) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

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

3. The narrator suggests that the seafarer of the title is which of the following (ll. 35-38)?
(a) God.
(b) The narrator.
(c) The man in town.
(d) His spirit.

4. Per the Broadview editors (16-17), when is “The Seafarer” believed to have been written?
(a) The late 1100s CE.
(b) The late 800s CE.
(c) The late 900s CE.
(d) The late 1000s CE.

5. The narrator describes the screaming eagle as which of the following (ll. 24-25)?
(a) Sky-beautiful.
(b) Family-like.
(c) Carrion-eating.
(d) Dewy-feathered.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator note a man will have from his seafaring (l. 42)?

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

3. How many stressed / emphasized syllables occur in the opening comment of the poem, “I sing a true song of myself” (l. 1)?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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