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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The narrator remarks that "The joys of the Lord than this dead life" are which of the following (ll. 64-65)?
(a) Softer.
(b) Colder.
(c) Sweeter.
(d) Hotter.

3. In line 44, “He has no thought of the harp or the taking of rings,” there is an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metonymy.
(c) Synecdoche.
(d) Allegory.

4. Which of the following does the narrator exclude from the mind of one who seeks to sail (ll. 44-47)?
(a) Pleasures of sleep.
(b) Pleasures of man.
(c) Pleasures of woman.
(d) Pleasures of food.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. 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.

12. What does the narrator claim is a gift that does not help against fear?
(a) Boldness.
(b) Girth.
(c) Youth.
(d) Grace.

13. Which of the following will "urge the eager-hearted / spirit to travel" (ll. 48-52)?
(a) Cities darken.
(b) Fields darken.
(c) Forests brighten.
(d) Fields brighten.

14. The narrator describes sorrow as being which of the following (ll. 54-55)?
(a) Painful to the purse-string.
(b) Stinky in the strong-parts.
(c) Sour in the skull-hoard.
(d) Bitter in the breast-hoard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Line 92, “the graybeard grieves; he knows his old friends,” offers an example of which of the following?

2. 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?

3. To what does the phrase “summer’s guardian" refer (l. 54)?

4. In the line “my spirit moves with the sea-flood” (l. 59), how many relatively stressed / emphasized syllables are present?

5. Line 67, “that earthly goods will endure forever,” offers an example of which of the following?

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