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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lines 58-102.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does the narrator exclude from the mind of one who seeks to sail (ll. 44-47)?
(a) Sadness and sorrow.
(b) Piles of silver.
(c) Joy in the world.
(d) The tumbling waves.

2. Which of the following does the narrator note is a favorable state (ll. 39-43)?
(a) Beloved of his lord.
(b) Beloved of his brewer.
(c) Beloved of his boys and girls.
(d) Beloved of his spouse.

3. The phrase "given up to the earth" (l. 93) is a euphemism for which of the following?
(a) Farming.
(b) Masonry.
(c) Death.
(d) Mining.

4. What does the narrator claim is a gift that does not help against fear?
(a) Boldness.
(b) Girth.
(c) Youth.
(d) Grace.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator describes the screaming eagle as which of the following (ll. 24-25)?

2. Which of the following does the narrator remark happened when he "wretched with care, dwelt all winter” (ll. 14-17)?

3. The narrator describes how many people as fearless (ll. 39-43)?

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

5. To which of the following does "the greybeard" refer (l. 92)?

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