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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) 5.
(d) 3.

4. 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.

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

6. Which of the following will "urge the eager-hearted / spirit to travel" (ll. 48-52)?
(a) Cities are there.
(b) Cities grow hair.
(c) People grow fair.
(d) Cities grow fair.

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

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

9. 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) A songbird that sings.
(c) Taking of rings.
(d) Crowns of the kings.

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

11. In l. 80, “delight among heaven’s host. The days are lost,” there is an example of which of the following?
(a) Enjambment.
(b) Enthrallment.
(c) End-stop.
(d) Euphemism.

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

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

14. With what does the narrator's spirit move (l. 59)?
(a) The reindeer.
(b) The ocean.
(c) The birds.
(d) The sun.

15. Which of the following will "urge the eager-hearted / spirit to travel" (ll. 48-52)?
(a) Birds taking flight.
(b) Giraffes taking badgers.
(c) Groves taking blossom.
(d) Graves taking bodies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the earth's nobility (l. 89)?

2. Which of the following does the narrator exclude from the mind of one who seeks to sail (ll. 44-47)?

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

4. To what does "be on his way" refer (l. 74)?

5. Which of the following does the narrator note is a favorable state (ll. 39-43)?

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