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

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) Making of things.
(b) Taking of rings.
(c) Crowns of the kings.
(d) A songbird that sings.

2. In l. 85, “and lived in most lordly fame,” how many relatively stressed / emphasized syllables are present?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

3. The descriptor “greedy and hungry” (l. 62) modifies which of the following?
(a) My spirit.
(b) The sea-flood.
(c) Me.
(d) My breast.

4. Which of the following does he have "who hastens to sea" (l. 47)?
(a) Surfing.
(b) Growing.
(c) Hurting.
(d) Longing.

5. In l. 80, “delight among heaven’s host. The days are lost,” how many times is the alliteration iterated?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

6. Whom does the narrator claim is beaten by bold deeds (l. 76)?
(a) The man in town.
(b) The eagle.
(c) The seafarer.
(d) The devil.

7. What has the fallen noble host lost (l. 86)?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Tacos.

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

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

10. To what does "be on his way" refer (l. 74)?
(a) Death.
(b) Commuting.
(c) Life.
(d) Vacation.

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

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

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

14. Which of the following does the narrator exclude from the mind of one who seeks to sail (ll. 44-47)?
(a) The harp.
(b) The horn.
(c) The drum.
(d) The pipe.

15. 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?
(a) Sword.
(b) Attack.
(c) By.
(d) The.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator note a man will have from his seafaring (l. 42)?

2. In line 55, “bitter in the breast-hoard. He does not know,” which of the following is present?

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

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

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

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