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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To which of the following does "his fleshly cloak" (l. 94) refer?
(a) Parchment.
(b) Bearskin rug.
(c) Body.
(d) Skirt steak.

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

4. 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) A songbird that sings.
(d) Crowns of the kings.

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

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

7. 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) Synecdoche.
(b) Metonymy.
(c) Simile.
(d) Allegory.

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

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

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

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

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

13. Who remains to rule the world (l. 87)?
(a) The strong.
(b) The adventurous.
(c) The weak.
(d) The stay-at-home.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In l. 92, “the graybeard grieves; he knows his old friends,” how many relatively stressed / emphasized syllables are present?

2. Which of the following does he have "who hastens to sea" (l. 47)?

3. The phrase “roams widely over the whale’s home” (l. 60) offers an example of which of the following?

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

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

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