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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How often will the narrator believe in the endurance of physical things (ll. 66-67)?
(a) Sometimes.
(b) Never.
(c) Once.
(d) Always.

4. In l. 92, “the graybeard grieves; he knows his old friends,” how many relatively stressed / emphasized syllables are present?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

5. To what is the narrator's heart incited irresistibly (l. 63)?
(a) The lake.
(b) The well.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The river.

6. In the phrase “summer’s guardian announces sorrow” (l. 54), relative stress / emphasis DOES NOT fall on the first syllable of which of the following?
(a) Sorrow.
(b) Announces.
(c) Summer's.
(d) Guardian.

7. In the line “my spirit moves with the sea-flood” (l. 59), how many relatively stressed / emphasized syllables are present?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

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

9. Whence does the narrator's thought fly out (l. 58)?
(a) His ears.
(b) His head.
(c) His breast.
(d) His belly.

10. The phrase “roams widely over the whale’s home” (l. 60) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Curling.
(b) Cunning.
(c) Kenning.
(d) Künstlerroman.

11. How long does the narrator claim a brave person's praise will endure (ll. 78-79)?
(a) A year.
(b) Never.
(c) Forever.
(d) One day.

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

13. In line 55, “bitter in the breast-hoard. He does not know,” which of the following is present?
(a) Künstlerroman.
(b) Curling.
(c) Kenning.
(d) Cunning.

14. To what does the phrase “summer’s guardian" refer (l. 54)?
(a) Cuckoo.
(b) Crow.
(c) Eagle.
(d) Egret.

15. What “hangs in the balance before its due time" (ll. 68-69)?
(a) One thing.
(b) One of five things.
(c) One of two things.
(d) One of three things.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator claim is a gift that does not help against fear?

3. In the phrase “nor so bold in deeds, nor so beloved of his lord” (l. 41), how many times is the alliteration iterated?

4. Which of the following will "urge the eager-hearted / spirit to travel" (ll. 48-52)?

5. With what does the narrator's spirit move (l. 59)?

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