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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Quiz 1

  • 1. According to Burnet's epigraph, what does man strive but fail to classify?
    •     Works of literature.
    •     Woman's beauty.
    •     Spiritual beings.
    •     Animals and plants.

  • 2. According to Burnet's epigraph, why must man attempt to understand the infinite?
    •     To prove to himself that he exists.
    •     To end his curse of compulsive storytelling.
    •     To maintain a sense of balance between the ordinary and sublime.
    •     To earn a place in heaven.

  • 3. Where does the poem's initial encounter occur?
    •     In the open air.
    •     Inside a chapel.
    •     At sea.
    •     At a wedding reception.

  • 4. Which of the following does NOT describe the Ancient Mariner?
    •     Unnaturally old.
    •     Skinny.
    •     With a crazed look in his eye.
    •     Sprightly.

  • 5. The Wedding Guest is on his way to (do) what?
    •     Divorce proceedings.
    •     A wedding ceremony.
    •     Propose to his beloved.
    •     A wedding reception.

  • 6. Why does the Ancient Mariner stop the Wedding Guest and not one of his companions?
    •     The Wedding Guest asks the Ancient Mariner for directions.
    •     His instinct tells him whom to stop.
    •     The Wedding Guest is the most distracted and therefore the easiest to reel in.
    •     He chooses his audience at random.

  • 7. Why does the Wedding Guest eventually sit down to hear the Ancient Mariner's tale?
    •     He pities the Ancient Mariner.
    •     He feels compelled to do so.
    •     He is not expected at the wedding anyway.
    •     He is tickled by the Ancient Mariner's antics.

  • 8. The ship sailed calmly and contently until:
    •     An albatross suddenly landed on the prow.
    •     The sun began to set.
    •     A ghost ship appeared on the horizon.
    •     It crossed the equator.

  • 9. Other than "rhyme," what is the meaning of the word "rime?"
    •     An original model of a printing press.
    •     The peel of a fruit or vegetable.
    •     Limbo.
    •     An ice formation.

  • 10. Which of the following adjectives does NOT describe the strange world into which the sailors are blown?
    •     Silent.
    •     Impenetrable.
    •     Desolate.
    •     Icy.

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