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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lines 103-124.

Multiple Choice Questions

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). In the sentence, “I” is in apposition to which of the following?
(a) Deprived of dear kinsmen.
(b) Whose lot is fairest on land.
(c) Hail flew in showers.
(d) Paths of exile.

2. To which of the following does "the greybeard" refer (l. 92)?
(a) An old woman.
(b) An old man.
(c) Hanging moss.
(d) An old goat.

3. The narrator describes how many people as fearless (ll. 39-43)?
(a) One.
(b) Some.
(c) All.
(d) None.

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

5. The phrase “that before he must be on his way, he act” (l. 74) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Euphemism.
(b) Eunuch.
(c) Euphonium.
(d) Eucatastrophe.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe a brother's soul (l. 100)?

2. In line 17, “hung with icicles of frost while hail flew in showers,” how many relatively stressed / emphasized syllables are present?

3. What in the humble person does the narrator assert the Maker will strengthen (ll. 107-08)?

4. The narrator remarks that "The joys of the Lord than this dead life" are which of the following (ll. 64-65)?

5. Which of the following renamings does the narrator give "the Holy One" (ll. 121-14)?

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