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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator note a man will have from his seafaring (l. 42)?
(a) Solace.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Surprise.
(d) Sleep.

3. Which of the following is NOT hanging "in the balance before its due time" (ll. 68-70)?
(a) Illness.
(b) Age.
(c) Being put in prison.
(d) Attack by the sword.

4. Where does the narrator claim to stand (l. 90)?
(a) Middle-earth.
(b) Asgard.
(c) Exeter.
(d) Númenor.

5. With which of the following does the narrator note "a brother might wish to strew his brother's / grave" (ll. 97-98)?
(a) Silver.
(b) Beryl.
(c) Gold.
(d) Grains.

6. In the phrase “nor so bold in deeds, nor so beloved of his lord” (l. 41), how many times is the alliteration iterated?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

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

8. Line 66, “loaned, on land. I will never believe,” offers an example of which of the following?
(a) End-stop.
(b) Enjambment.
(c) Enthrallment.
(d) Ensorcellment.

9. In the phrase “he always has longing who hastens to sea” (l. 47), how many relatively stressed / emphasized syllables are present?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

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

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

12. In the phrase “summer’s guardian announces sorrow” (l. 54), which of the following is present?
(a) Cunning.
(b) Künstlerroman.
(c) Kenning.
(d) Curling.

13. Line 92, “the graybeard grieves; he knows his old friends,” offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Synecdoche.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metonymy.

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

15. In l. 102, “the gold he had hidden while he lived here on earth,” how many times is the DOMINANT alliteration iterated?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. In l. 70, “illness or age or attack by the sword,” relative stress / emphasis falls on the first or only syllable of which of the following?

2. In line 44, “He has no thought of the harp or the taking of rings,” there is an example of which of the following?

3. The narrator describes sorrow as being which of the following (ll. 54-55)?

4. In l. 85, “and lived in most lordly fame,” how many relatively stressed / emphasized syllables are present?

5. Who remains to rule the world (l. 87)?

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