1. The narrator remarks that “That man does not know, / he whose lot is fairest on land, / how I, wretched with care, dwelt all winter / on the ice-cold sea in the paths of exile, / deprived of dear kinsmen, / hung with icicles of frost while hail flew in showers” (ll. 12-17). The sentence offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Cunning.
(b) Curling.
(c) Künstlerroman.
(d) Kenning.

2. How does the narrator describe a brother's soul (l. 100)?
(a) Full of food.
(b) Full of sin.
(c) Empty of meaning.
(d) Empty of sin.

3. Line 83, “nor gold-gives as there once were,” offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Curling.
(b) Cunning.
(c) Künstlerroman.
(d) Kenning.

4. With what does the narrator remark a brother may wish to bury his brother (ll. 97-99)?
(a) Myriad treasures.
(b) Silver and jewels.
(c) Myriad pleasures.
(d) Several measures.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Consider the narrator’s statement regarding “where life is found in the love of the Lord, / hope in heaven” (ll. 121-22). The statement offers an example of which of the following?

2. With which of the following does the narrator note "a brother might wish to strew his brother's / grave" (ll. 97-98)?

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

4. Whence does the narrator's thought fly out (l. 58)?

5. The phrase “that before he must be on his way, he act” (l. 74) offers an example of which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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